Max Verstappen hit with 20-second penalty for Lando Norris clash
Max Verstappen hit with 20-second time penalty after latest clash with ✨La𝔍ndo Norris.
Max Verstappen has been handed a 20-second time penalty for forcing F1 title ꧙rival Lando Norris off track during the Mexico City Grand Prix.
A week on from their controversial bꦡattle at the United States Grand Prix, Verstappen and Norris once again came to blows in Mexico City.
Norris attempted to sweep pꦅast Verstappen around the outside of Tu🐟rn 4 on lap 10 but was forced off track by the Red Bull driver.
Verstappen then lunged Norris into Turn 7, sending bot🎀h cars wide and enabling Ferrari’🌠s Charles Leclerc to sneak into second place.
Both incidentꦯs wer🧸e investigated by the stewards, who quickly dished out a 10-second time penalty for forcing another driver off track.
The thrꦍee-time world champion was then handed a second 10-s𒁃econd time penalty for the Turn 7 incident.
Verstappen🅷 is running in third ahead of Norris, who he holds a 57-point lead over in the drivers’ championship.
Verstappen described the penalty as "silly" over team r🎉adio.
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