Lando Norris was left feeling that he had “let down” McLaren after a cease/go penalty within the Qatar Grand Prix noticed him drop down the order, having gone from battling for the result in attempting to make positive factors from the again of the sphere.
It had been a stable begin to the race for Norris, who acquired the higher of Mercedes’ George Russell firstly to place himself in a scrap with Max Verstappen for P1. Whereas the Pink Bull man held the place, Norris once more launched a problem afterward in what proved to be an eventful race however nonetheless needed to accept second.
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Nevertheless, what seemed to be a podium consequence slipped away when the Briton acquired a 10-second cease/go penalty for failing to sluggish below double waved yellow flags somewhat earlier on. He promptly served this and fell to the again of the pack, earlier than recovering some positions to finally cross the road in tenth place.
Requested throughout a post-race chat with Sky Sports activities F1 if he felt that the punishment was harsh, Norris responded: “Actually I don’t know what I’ve performed improper on the minute. Apparently I didn’t sluggish below the yellow. I’m not an fool – if I knew there was a yellow I might have slowed down.
