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.
Th🥃e offence was when Norris came into the p🅘its following George Russell’s collision with the wall.
The FIA Stewards essentially believe Norris slowed down excessively to create a gap be💟tween himself and his teammate Oscar Piastri, so that he﷽ would not lose time by pitting afterwards.
The FIA ruled: “The Stewards reviewed positioning/marsh𒆙alling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence.
“During the S🐬afety 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 infringemen﷽t of the principles of fairness in competition, behaviour in an unsportsmanlike manner or attempt to influence the results of a competition, in a way that is cont♓rary to sporting ethics.'”
Norris hit back: "It doesn't make sense to me. Three or four🐽 seconds behind? Everyone quite often is. It was too early to box for what we were planning to do.
"I'm surprised. It's unfortunate because the rest of the race I wཧas hap🌌py with.
"Of course, you go slow, quick, speed uꦡp, 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 everything fro🥃m A🌊merican sports, to football, to F1.
