“I think he said the right things in saying ‘it's a great battle, but there's no need to act so desperately’.'
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Max Verstappen had “no need to act so desperately”, echoing Lando Norris ’ views on their late-race collision in Austria.diced for the lead in the closing stages at the Red Bull Ring, with the two making contact at Turn 3 and both getting punctures as a result – allowing Mercedes’ George Russell to sweep through for an unexpected victory on Sunday.
Verstappen had said Norris had been making late “divebombs” on him as he challenged for the lead in Austria, but the McLaren team boss explained that, if such a term did apply, he would not have been able to hold position in the way he did. “If the car that is going on the inside is able to hold the racing line, then that’s not a bomb drop – that’s the car that explores the limit in a way that allows him to stay on the racing line.
“We assessed that the car was not in condition to continue because the bodywork was completely destroyed, unfortunately, not only the floor,” he said.Christian Horner makes key admission in ‘inevitable’ Max Verstappen v Lando Norris clash
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