World champion Max Verstappen has been described as “harmful” by championship rival Lando Norris after the Dutchman compelled his opponent off observe.
Verstappen was handed a pair 10-second penalty by race stewards on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix after driving Norris off observe twice within the house of 4 corners on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz claimed his second race win of the 12 months, forward of Norris and Charles Leclerc.
Two main flashpoints within the house of 4 corners between the world championship protagonists led to defending champion Max Verstappen being given 20 seconds value of penalties.
With Verstappen second and Norris chasing on lap 14 of 71, the Dutchman was deemed to have pushed Norris off the observe because the Brit tried an overtake.
4 corners later and Verstappen now attempting to retake the place, the Dutchman compelled Norris off observe.
“This man is harmful. I simply should keep away from a crash — it is the identical as final time, mate,” Norris stated over the radio.
Verstappen was given a 10-second penalty for every of the incidents, which he served in his pitstop.
Each automobiles touched in every incident.
This follows the drama from the earlier weekend in Texas, when Norris was stripped of a podium place after overtaking Verstappen off observe.
“I knew what to anticipate. I did not need to anticipate such a factor, as a result of I respect Max lots as a driver. However I used to be able to anticipate one thing like this,” Norris stated throughout his post-race interview.
“This isn’t very clear driving, for my part.”
Verstappen pitted from third and emerged fifteenth after being stationary within the pits for what would have felt like an eternity.
The Dutchman, complaining about tyres for the ultimate 30 laps of the race, was in a position to climb his method again to sixth.
Norris in the meantime was in a position to snatch second, denying Ferrari a consecutive 1-2 after their success final week in Austin.
Norris entered the race 57 factors adrift of Verstappen within the race for the drivers’ championship.
The McLaren driver was in a position to slender the hole to 47 factors with 4 grands prix and two dash races left within the season.
In the meantime, Australian Oscar Piastri was in a position to climb 9 locations to gather factors.
Piastri had a stunning qualifying the day earlier than, qualifying a season-worst seventeenth.
However the Australian was in a position to slice his method by means of the sector to position eighth.
