Explaining Lando Norris’ “unsportsmanlike behaviour" penalty at F1 Canadian Grand Prix
🐬It meant the McLaren driver’s P9 finished was demoted to P13, so he missed out on collecting any points.
The offenceܫ was when Norris came into the pi♎ts following George Russell’s collision with the wall.
The FIA Stewards essentially believe Norris slowed down excessively to create a gap between himself and his teammate Oscar Piastri, so tha𝔍t he would not lose time by pitting afterwards.
The FIA ruled: “The Stewards reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radꦚio and in-car video evidence.
“During the Safety Car period the driver slowed to allow a gap to form between his team-mate in Car 81 and him. In doing so he delayed the cars behind. There was a significant difference in speed 💛between Car 4 and Car 81 between Turns 10 and 13 (approximately 50 km/h).
“Article 12.2.1.l of the ISC refers to ‘any infringement of th✃e principles of fairness in competition, behaviour in an unsportsma𝔉nlike manner or attempt to influence the results of a competition, in a way that is contrary to sporting ethics.'”
Norris hit back: "It doesn't make sense to me. Three or four seconds behind? Eveꦜryone quite often is. It was too early to box for what we were planning to do.
"I'm surprised. It's unfortunate be🔥cause the rest of the race I was happy with.
"Of course, you go slow, quick, spꦓeed up, you want to keep temperature in the tyres so you 🌞go slow and open up gaps. I wasn't 10 seconds behind my delta!"
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everyt💞hing from American sports, to football, to F1.
