Lando Norris says he has no regrets about an “aggressive” strategy call in Jeddah, suggesting that his McLaren Formula 1 team sometimes plays it a “little bit safe”.
Norris was one of only four drivers who opted to gain track position by not stopping when Lance Stroll’s crash triggered a safety car period early in the Saudi Arabian GP. Having started sixth, Norris was left in the lead at the restart, and he managed to stay in front of Max Verstappen for two laps. Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc also subsequently got by him.
' Norris confirmed that he was obliged to follow Hamilton’s strategy by switching to soft tyres a lap after the Mercedes driver stopped. 'I had to, if I went on the hards, he would have got me,” he said. “The hards just take a couple more laps to come in. And he was very close to getting me anyway. So I think I would have chosen to go onto the softs. “I could have gone to the chequered flag on the medium, I was very happy with that.
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