Requested throughout an interview with Sky Sports activities F1 about uttering the “merely pretty” phrase that has been used so ceaselessly by Verstappen lately, Norris provided his aspect of the story.
“Properly, I imply, he’s received a number of races and he’s finished a number of issues,” stated Norris. “I don’t know – I’m not ready for it, I don’t put together myself for it, so it simply felt like the best go-to.”
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Pushed if there was something extra behind the message, with Daniel Ricciardo suggesting that Verstappen “wouldn’t have taken that very properly or too nicely”, Norris added: “Truthfully, it doesn’t imply something to me from my aspect.
“I’m not attempting to make a press release, I simply need to go and win and go dwelling! I don’t care about attempting to make statements to try to do all of this.
