Lando Norris and Max Verstappen had another go at each other during the Mexico GP until the last Red Bull man was given 20 seconds in penalties for two such incidents.
Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc both remained silent at Max Verstappenās āunfairā driving in the cool down room at the Mexico GP.
The McLaren star – who secured second place in Mexico City – was involved in two incidents with the reigning Formula 1 champion. Verstappen was adjudged to have forced Norris off the track at Turn 4 as the latter attempted an overtake, earning him a 10-second penalty.
The Dutchman then received another punishment from the stewards at Turn 7. Norris had rejoined the circuit after taking to the grass ahead of eventual winner Carlos Sainz.
He handed the position back, only to be forced off of the track once again by Verstappen. And both Norris and Leclerc had telling reactions to the incidents after the race.
Norris let out a wry smile and a quiet chuckle to himself when watching the footage and then looked at the Ferrari driver, with both staying silent. It was a marked difference from the formerās reaction mid-race.
After the incidents Norris criticized the style of driving of Verstappen directly. He said: “This guy is dangerous. Itās just the same as last time I tell you, mate. I will be in a wall in a minute.
However, Norris also said that the Dutchman had earned his two penalties in his post-race interview. As quoted by RacingNews365, he said: āSo even I did all that has been said to be the norms, the rules and all that, it wasnāt my day.ā And, of course, he got some penalties for that.
Many times there were expect to have a very tough fight with Max going into every race. Anyway, itās not a problem for him to be a winner or the second, his only task ā to defeat me in this race. And heāll die to make that happen, which he has done [in Mexico] kind of, sort of.
āBut it is good to have a good scramble with him.ā I want to have those tough battles like Iāve seen him have plenty of times. But fair ones
Itās always going to be on the line. And that is always going to be difficult with Max. He is only going to make someoneās life difficult, if not my own, at this point in the year. Itās not clean racing, so I believe he reaped what he had sown or deserved it most of the time.
Verstappen, on the other hand, had some unique when he is informed with his penalties. He initially said: āIt is okay then,ā said ā āThat is so stupid man.ā
Such dramatic happening make the cours-monthsāDriversāChampionship very interesting as the teams prepare for the Brazil GP this weekend. This puts Verstappen at the top of the table on 362 points while Norris follows him with 315 points.