Lando Norris says the decision to penalise him for a passing move on Max Verstappen in the United States Grand Prix was a “momentum killer” for his championship hopes.
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen narrowly avoided a collision at the first corner but it was an incident later in the race that led to a penalty for the BritonLando Norris said the decision to penalise him for a passing move on title rival Max Verstappen in the United States Grand Prix was a "momentum killer" for his championship hopes.
Norris had spent most of the race behind Verstappen, but an offset strategy gave him a tyre advantage in the second stint and he closed on to the back of the Red Bull with 12 laps to go. Norris said: "For me, the thing that is incorrect is what Max did, which is defend his position by going off the track and effectively keeping his position. He over-defended and made a mistake and gained from that.
"But they don’t hear my point or my team's point or Max's point, which I don’t think is the most correct thing. But today it's a penalty and there's not a lot I can do apart from accept that.Norris said the stewards were "just guessing and I don’t think that’s how stewarding should be done". Verstappen rejected Stella's remarks, saying: "They complain about a lot lately anyway, but it's very clear in the rules. Outside the white line, you cannot pass. I've been done for it as well in the past."The stewards' report said that Norris was not level with Verstappen at the apex of the corner, so Norris had "lost the right to the corner".
Norris said: "It’s a momentum killer, but we came here with our mind open, not expecting to dominate or win or anything. He also won the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, finished second to McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in Azerbaijan and was competitive in Singapore, the race before Austin, where he recovered to fifth place after starting 10th because of a mistake in qualifying.
"With the drivers, I see it a bit in a different way. Even if we do everything perfect, I feel like it will require a little bit of luck inside that to try and get that title, and we cannot really rely on luck. Hamilton said the two incidents were similar and raised questions about upgrades the team had put on the car for Austin.
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