Lando Norris believes it’s time for frequent sense to prevail and for the FIA to rethink how monitor restrict penalties are handed out, or threat F1 turning into “boring”.
Final weekend’s high-profile conflict on the Purple Bull Ring between Norris and Max Verstappen dominated headlines after the Austrian Grand Prix.
Yet one more key side of the McLaren driver’s race went largely unnoticed: Norris’ accumulation of monitor restrict transgressions.
This finally led to a five-second penalty for the Briton when he locked up and went past the boundaries of the monitor whereas trying to overhaul Verstappen a Flip 3.
Regardless of instantly relinquishing the place to Verstappen, Norris was penalized. A sanction that left the one-time Grand Prix winner completely unimpressed and calling for a extra pragmatic method to trace restrict policing to keep away from stifling the racing spirit.
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“It’s fairly foolish, to be trustworthy,” commented Norris forward of this weekend’s British Grand Prix.
“I’ve tried to do an overtake, I’ve locked up, I’ve gone off the monitor simply, and tried then to keep away from the sausage kerb.
“Then instantly I gave the place again to Max, so I in all probability misplaced a second and a half in doing that. It is clearly not a penalty. I’ve misplaced out in doing such a factor.
“These types of issues will keep away from individuals racing. If you do not need us to race and don’t need me to attempt to overtake and have a boring race, then you possibly can have these guidelines.”
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With the monitor limits debate set to simmer at Silverstone, Norris remained hopeful that driver and group boss discussions with the officers may pave the way in which for rule tweaks.
“I am positive it is one thing that has already been introduced up, as a result of there is a distinction between going off monitor and gaining a bonus and going off since you’ve made a foolish mistake and you’ve got not judged one thing completely.
“The very fact you get punished for that, particularly in a racing scenario, particularly when I’ve given it up much more time, it simply would not make sense. So, it’s one thing I hope they repair rapidly.”
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