Lando Norris’ F1 championship hopes have been dealt a hammer blow after he was handed a controversial five-second penalty to complete behind rival Max Verstappen following a compelling US Grand Prix.
As Charles Leclerc raced to a formidable win at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, pole man Norris was solely fourth – one place behind Verstappen – to depart him 57 factors adrift within the title race with solely 146 factors to play for throughout the concluding 5 rounds. Carlos Sainz took second to finish a Ferrari one-two.
Norris spent the ultimate dozen laps crawling throughout Verstappen’s gearbox in an exhilarating conclusion, and he ultimately made the transfer stick on the 52nd lap.
Nevertheless, the stewards rapidly launched an investigation into the go, and Norris was adjudged to have run off the observe. Norris was penalised, and though he crossed the road in third, 4 seconds forward of Verstappen, his sanction dropped him again, in what may show a pivotal resolution in his championship quest.
Comply with dwell response from the USA Grand Prix with The Unbiased
F1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX – LATEST UPDATES
Driver Standings after US GP
1. Max Verstappen – 354 factors
2. Lando Norris – 297 factors
3. Charles Leclerc – 275 factors
4. Oscar Piastri – 247 factors
5. Carlos Sainz – 215 factors
6. Lewis Hamilton – 177 factors
7. George Russell – 167 factors
8. Sergio Perez – 150 factors
9. Fernando Alonso – 62 factors
10. Nico Hulkenberg – 29 factors
11. Lance Stroll – 24 factors
12. Yuki Tsunoda – 22 factors
13. Alex Albon – 12 factors
14. Daniel Ricciardo – 12 factors
15. Kevin Magnussen – 8 factors
16. Pierre Gasly – 8 factors
17. Ollie Bearman – 7 factors
18. Esteban Ocon – 5 factors
19. Franco Colapinto – 5 factors
20. Liam Lawson – 2 factors
21. Zhou Guanyu – 0 factors
22. Logan Sargeant – 0 factors
23. Valtteri Bottas – 0 factors
Kieran Jackson21 October 2024 06:00
Lando Norris reacts post-race to his penalty:
“I attempted, he additionally went off the observe, if he goes off the observe he goes in too laborious [at turn one at the start] and beneficial properties a bonus. However I don’t make the foundations.
“Max went for a good hole. From contained in the automotive, it’s simpler and tougher to say at occasions, Max dedicated fairly a bit. I don’t know, I have to look again. He’s overtaken by going off observe [at the start]
“He defends off observe, overtakes off observe. Max raced properly, we had a superb race – the foundations are the foundations.”
Kieran Jackson21 October 2024 00:58
TOP-10 AT THE US GRAND PRIX:
Kieran Jackson20 October 2024 21:52
Max Verstappen hits again at McLaren after US Grand Prix penalty
Max Verstappen has hit again at McLaren F1’s criticism of his defensive techniques in Sunday’s US Grand Prix by accusing the British group of “complaining rather a lot these days”.
Verstappen prolonged his title lead over Lando Norris to 57 factors after the McLaren man was demoted to fourth – one place behind Verstappen – following a five-second penalty for passing his championship rival off the observe within the closing levels.
Norris accused the stewards of dashing their resolution and mentioned Verstappen’s aggressive transfer to defend his third place left him with nowhere to go.
Jamie Braidwood21 October 2024 12:00
McLaren rage at ‘inappropriate’ Lando Norris penalty
Max Verstappen, straight after the race, said: “It was a tricky battle, to be on the rostrum is an efficient outcome. I’ve my opinion however I don’t have to say it right here, I’ll let the stewards do their factor.”
McLaren group principal Andrea Stella, nevertheless, insisted the stewards have been “inappropriate” for getting concerned in any respect.
“The way in which the stewards interfered with a phenomenal piece of motorsport was inappropriate,” he instructed Sky Sports activities F1. “It price us a podium, we stayed affected person and have been pushed off in first nook. This sort of resolution from the stewards, it may well’t be appealed, we transfer on to the subsequent race.
“We double-checked that each vehicles went off observe, so there was little doubt that the manoeuvre was appropriate.”
Jamie Braidwood21 October 2024 11:00
McLaren fume at ‘inappropriate’ F1 bosses after Norris vs Verstappen battle
McLaren have angrily hit out at F1 bosses for what they imagine was “inappropriate” interference within the gripping battle between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen on the US Grand Prix that price their driver a podium place.
Amid an more and more thrilling struggle for the F1 Drivers’ Championship title, Norris – who arrived in Austin trailing Verstappen by 52 factors within the season standings – was competing together with his rival for third place within the ultimate laps of a race that noticed Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainx take a one-two.
Norris thought he had bought the job performed with 4 laps remaining when he moved forward of Verstappen at Flip 12. Nevertheless, the stewards handed him a five-second penalty on the ultimate lap after they felt the Brit gained a bonus by working off the observe to finish the transfer, demoting him to fourth, behind Verstappen, after the chequered flag fell.
Explaining their resolution, the four-man stewarding panel mentioned Norris misplaced the “proper” to the nook as a result of he was not stage with Verstappen on the apex. Nevertheless, they acknowledged that Norris had little alternative apart from to depart the circuit as a result of Verstappen additionally ran over the white strains.
Jamie Braidwood21 October 2024 10:00
Purple Bull boss Christian Horner:
On Norris-Verstappen incident: “The principles are fairly clear, each clearly off the circuit. You possibly can’t overtake.
“On the finish of the day, the foundations are the foundations – the drivers know that. That’s unlawful, Max was straight on the radio. There was an entire bunch of issues happening on the time.
“It’s robust if you’re on the receiving finish of it, the drivers spend hours speaking about this. They arrive to a conclusion of the legal guidelines they usually all know what they’re.”
Kieran Jackson21 October 2024 09:30
Lando Norris speaks post-race about his penalty:
Requested if he understood the stewards’ verdict, Norris replied: “No, not likely. The purpose the place it’s incorrect is what Max did, which was additionally to defend his place by going off the observe and holding the place.
“He went off the observe as a result of he over-defended and he made a mistake however he has gained from that. I needed to go off to keep away from him. With Max, you’ve bought to commit, you can not go half-hearted and other people don’t perceive that type of factor.
“It’s not possible to know if I may have stayed on the observe (with out that). Due to this fact, you can not steward that type of factor. It’s only a rushed resolution they usually don’t hear or perceive our factors which they need to do after the race. They only wish to decide on the time.
“And you’ll’t enchantment this type of penalty which is once more a foolish factor as a result of they’re simply guessing and I don’t assume that’s how stewarding must be performed.”
Kieran Jackson21 October 2024 09:00
Constructors’ Championship after US GP
5. Aston Martin – 86 factors
Kieran Jackson21 October 2024 08:00
Martin Brundle brutally ignored by F1 rookie Franco Colapinto on grid stroll in Austin
Brundle interviewed the likes of Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly and Kevin Magnussen – in addition to Olympic gold medalists Gabby Thomas and Armand Duplantis – earlier than the Sky Sports activities F1 broadcaster headed to the entrance of the grid.
Kieran Jackson21 October 2024 07:00