Lando Norris claims Lewis Hamilton deserved “way more” penalties for Austria F1 track limits infringements

Lando Norris felt Lewis Hamilton deserved “way more” penalties for track limits infringements during the F1 Austrian Grand Prix. 
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, Austria, Preparation
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Austrian Grand Prix,…

Norris w🐭as heard repeatedly complaining about his fellow Brit running wide as he hunted down the seven-time world champion in the early stages of Sunday’s race at the Red Bull Ring. 

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Hamilton was eventually hit with a five-second time penalty for the offences but protested over team ra𓄧dio that his Mercedes “wouldn’t turn”. 𒈔;

Norr𒆙is managed to overtake Hamilton on his way to a strong fifth as he demonstrated promising pace in his upgraded McLaren. 

Speaking to Sky F1 after the race, Norris 🍃suggested that Hamilton got o♑ff lightly with his punishment. 

“Yeah, I was going to do a live commentary at every corner, pre🐽tty much,” Norris ꦜlaughed. 

Norris added: “He [Hamilton] only got a fi♋ve-second penalty?

“It should be way more! He had about four strikes �🦩�in one lap!”

The race - and weekend - was dominated by track limits, with s𒊎everal drivers picking up penalties in the race. 

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, Austria,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Austrian Grand…

As🐽ton Martin have protested the result after taking issue with the way in which the stewards applied the rules. 

Norris, who was one of the few drivers who diꦡd n🔯ot fall foul of track limits, admitted he has some sympathy for his rivals. 

“People on the outside, they▨ complain, they don’t understand how difficult it is to stay within the track limits,” he explained. 

“Yes, I guess you can say I did and ‘Whꦺy can’t anyone else do it?’ but it depends on what position you’re in.

“If Fernando was behind me the last 5/10 laps, I can assure you that I’d have done track limits at least once and🍨 then I probably would have got a penalty.

“It just depends if you’re under pressure. When you’re uꦛnder pressure, you’re pushing a little bit more, you have a little bit more of ๊a slide.

“B✤ut that’s just like a human error, but it’s also like that’s racing at the end of 🌺the day.

“It feels tough for some of the things that 🎶you feel like you shouldn’t be penalised for bu🍃t, when it’s a rule, then it’s also a rule for everyone. So I guess that I didn’t.

“If you struggle, then you’ve just got to slow down. But you never wa꧅nt to do that when you’ಌre a driver. So yeah, it’s complicated. It’s just not as easy as what it looks like on the outside.

“I can assure everyone of that so I don’t have s😼ympathy for the peo🃏ple that did get it, in a way, but I also don’t!”

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