Max Verstappen and Lando Norris raced one another exhausting on the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday and it price each of them an opportunity at a podium spot not to mention a victory.
Norris was attempting to make it round Verstappen with seven laps remaining. The 2 touched tires, inflicting Verstappen’s to puncture and fall off of the wheel. He was capable of get to the pits shortly and ended up with a fifth-place end. Norris, nonetheless, was pressured to retire.
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Max Verstappen leads Lando Norris throughout the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Pink Bull Ring on June 30, 2024, in Spielberg, Austria. (James Sutton – Components 1/Components 1 through Getty Photos)
The 2 Components 1 stars had been battling for the highest spot for a couple of laps. Norris accused Verstappen of constructing “harmful” blocks. Norris was additionally given a time penalty proper earlier than the accident for exceeding monitor limits whereas attempting to get across the Pink Bull racer.
Verstappen obtained a 10-second time penalty for inflicting the accident with Norris.
The McLaren racer was sad together with his end result and needled Verstappen over the collision.
“You need to maintain driving, and if I obtained again to the pits in a greater method I might have most likely gone out and obtained some factors, however the automotive was too badly damaged. I don’t know what I’m meant to say. I did all I might, I gave a good, respectful, on-the-edge battle, however that’s not what I obtained in return,” he stated through the F1’s web site.
Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz throughout the F1 Grand Prix of Austria on June 30, 2024. (Guenther Iby/SEPA.Media /Getty Photos)
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“It’s not for me to say, it’s for him to say one thing,” he added. “I did nothing flawed – he was the one within the flawed, so he’s the one that ought to say one thing, not me.”
Verstappen stated he must overview the incident once more.
“In fact we are going to discuss it,” he stated of him and Norris. “In the mean time I feel it’s not the suitable level, it’s higher to simply let issues cool off, I feel ideally. However in addition to that, I’m extra irritated additionally with simply how the efficiency of the race was, the errors that we made that usually we don’t make.”
Lando Norris talks to the media after retiring from the F1 Grand Prix of Austria on June 30, 2024. (Chris Graythen/Getty Photos)
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George Russell received the race. It was the Mercedes driver’s second win of his profession. Norris’ McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri completed in second and Carlos Sainz took dwelling third.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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