Norris and Verstappen reacted after the surprise penalty – ORIGO

The American Grand Prix F1 on the Sunday race the two Ferraris were unstoppable, but behind them there was a great battle between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. Norris passed Verstappen with four laps to go, but he was not ahead of the Dutchman at the entrance to the corner, and he (also) left the track as he passed. Finally the British McLaren driver he did not give the position back to his rival Red Bullbut for that he received a 5-second penalty in the last round. As he only had a four second lead at the finish line, they switched places after the wave, ie Verstappen was third and Norris fourth.

Lando Norris’ statement after the F1 American Grand Prix race

“I didn’t return the position because

Max also left the track, and if someone defends like that, I thought I could hold the position. It turned out like this, I feel like I did everything right there, but I don’t write the rules. Max moved well, we fought well,” said Lando Norris, who started from pole position, who said he was not satisfied because he was not driving well enough, but because of the excellence of the Ferraris, he thinks third place would have been the highest.

Max Verstappen also assessed after the race in Austin

“The race was difficult for me, I never had the pace to attack. We had a hard battle with Lando, I tried everything to keep him behind me, and in the end the podium is a good result.

I’m just letting the judges do their job,” Max Verstappen said after the nod.

Thanks to what happened, with five race weekends until the end of the 2024 F1 season, Verstappen’s advantage over Norris at the top of the standings is 57 instead of 51. On the last October weekend of the season, the With the Mexico City Grand Prix continue

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