F1 stewards give reason for Lando Norris penalty after Max Verstappen US GP incident

Lando Norris of McLaren ended up finishing down Max Verstappen astatine the United States Grand Prix aft helium landed himself a arguable five-second clip penalty

Lando Norris landed a five-second clip punishment arsenic helium had 'lost the close to the corner' earlier overtaking Max Verstappen successful the United States Grand Prix, stewards person said.

The McLaren operator was penalised pursuing the incident, which occurred successful the dying embers of Sunday's enthralling race. Norris ended up going disconnected way successful his bid to pip his rubric rival to triumph and some ended up finishing down eventual victor Charles Leclerc.

Stewards person since explained wherefore they opted to penalise Norris, who is present 57 points worse disconnected than Verstappen with conscionable 5 rounds remaining.

"Car 4 [Norris] was overtaking Car 1 [Verstappen] connected the outside, but was not level with Car 1 astatine the apex. Therefore nether the Driving Standards Guidelines, Car 4 had mislaid the 'right' to the corner," the stewards explained.

"Accordingly arsenic Car 4 near the way and returned successful beforehand of Car 1, it is deemed to beryllium a lawsuit of leaving the way and gaining a lasting advantage."

Speaking connected Sunday, it was wide that Norris was little than impressed with the decision. The Brit claimed it had efficaciously "killed" immoderate anticipation helium had of usurping Verstappen, who is present successful rod presumption to reclaim his title.

Norris fumed: "The constituent wherever it is incorrect is what Max did, which was besides to support his presumption by going disconnected the way and keeping the position. He went disconnected the way due to the fact that helium over-defended and helium made a mistake but helium has gained from that. I had to spell disconnected to debar him.

"With Max, you person got to commit, you cannot spell half-hearted and radical bash not recognize that benignant of thing. It is intolerable to cognize if I could person stayed connected the track. Therefore, you cannot steward that benignant of thing.

"It is conscionable a rushed determination and they bash not perceive oregon recognize our points which they should bash aft the race. They conscionable privation to marque a determination astatine the time. You cannot entreaty this benignant of punishment which is again a silly happening due to the fact that they are conscionable guessing and I bash not deliberation that is however stewarding should beryllium done."

Verstappen gave Norris' complaints abbreviated shrift post-race, wherever helium claimed McClaren had been "complaining a batch lately". Former world champion turned pundit Jenson Button gave his verdict and questioned the regularisation successful general.

"The happening I find precise hard is, yes, he's successful beforehand astatine the apex but he's successful beforehand astatine the apex due to the fact that he's outbraked himself. He knows helium has to person his chemoreceptor successful beforehand erstwhile helium gets to the apex, and he's done that," Button told Sky Sports.

"This is the occupation with the regularisation due to the fact that if helium knows helium has to person his chemoreceptor successful beforehand astatine the apex helium conscionable lifts disconnected [the brakes] and conscionable lets the car alert into the corner. He's successful front, but helium doesn't marque the corner."