Lando Norris brands Max Verstappen ‘dangerous’ as penalty handed out over furious duel
A week on from their furious on-track fight at the US Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris resumed their feud in Mexico as the McLaren driver fumed as his F1 title rival
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris both went off track again as they fought furiously at the Mexican GP
Lando Norris fumed at “dangerous” Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen as they resumed their furious wheel-to-wheel duel at the Mexican Grand Prix.
The title contenders sparked controversy with their battling antics last week in Austin. And it only took them a few racing laps to resume their dogfighting at the Mexico City race got under way.
After an early safety car period, Verstappen was in the lead having overtaken pole-sitter Carlos Sainz on the run to the first corner. But the Ferrari was soon back in the lead and then Norris was on the Dutchman’s tail.
But, after he was accused of running the McLaren man off the road in Texas last Sunday, he appeared to do so again as Norris tried the overtake. Then they both went off track while fighting for position seconds later, allowing Charles Leclerc to move past both.
Norris was upset with Verstappen’s conduct on track again and took to the radio to vent his frustrations. “This guy is dangerous,” he fumed. “It is the same as last time, mate. I will end up in a wall in a minute.”
Norris went on to tell his race engineer that Verstappen had “overtaken off the track and pushed me off”. And the stewards agreed that the Red Bull racer’s driving had not been fair as, moments later, confirmation came that he had been given a 10-second time penalty.
