Lando Norris was left to rue his “unfortunate” timing within the Sao Paulo Grand Prix en path to his P6 end, with the Briton dropping out after making a pit cease simply previous to a purple flag which allowed others to alter tyres with out pitting.
Whereas he conceded the result in George Russell when the race acquired underneath approach, Norris remained on the tail of the Mercedes for a lot of the early phases of what proved to be a chaotic affair. However after each drivers misplaced out barely by pitting simply as a Digital Security Automotive interval got here to an finish, their luck took one other flip for the more serious when a purple flag was thrown on Lap 32 following a crash for Williams’s Franco Colapinto.
READ MORE: Verstappen wins chaotic Sao Paulo Grand Prix after gorgeous restoration from P17 as Alpine rating shock double podium
This allowed those that had not but pitted – which included the three main vehicles of Esteban Ocon, Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly – to alter tyres through the stoppage, earlier than Verstappen went on to take the lead just a few laps into the restarted race and subsequently declare a formidable victory.
With Norris ending the occasion down in sixth – whereas he additionally awaits the outcomes of an investigation for a begin process infringement, having set off on an additional formation lap when an aborted begin was known as fairly than staying on the grid – the outcome signifies that the McLaren driver has misplaced floor to Verstappen within the championship battle, with the Dutchman now forward by 62 factors.
