Lando Norris criticized the FIA ​​after controversial sanctions against Max Verstappen: “I don’t make the rules”

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The World Championship is becoming increasingly difficult for Lando Norris, a driver who just a few months ago did not know what it meant to win a premier class and who has been forced to adapt as quickly as possible to a situation in which Max Verstappen is light years away, where There is a fight for the championship among drivers.

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At the start, the Briton had already started poorly. And after a fight with the Dutchman, when they both left the track, the McLaren driver dropped to 4th position, behind Red Bull and two Ferraris. From this point on, the race became more difficult for the driver, who knew how to handle the tires, but when it came to overtaking his direct rival, he found it difficult.

The situation was reminiscent of what happened during the Austrian Grand Prix when the faster Lando Norris collided with the troubled Max Verstappen. However, the laps passed, and the Briton was unable to pass his opponent, which he achieved 3 laps before the end. But it would not have been a clean overtaking, but when the Dutchman was thrown off the track, the FIA ​​decided to fine the McLaren driver 5 seconds for leaving the track and overtaking.

“I tried to move forward, and Max defended well. We both tried and we both made mistakes. It’s not my business, I don’t make the rules. I did what I thought was right and it seems like I was wrong. I tried, but I couldn’t get ahead,” said the McLaren driver.

“The improvements went well, otherwise we would have fallen behind. Since we were not the fastest in Baku, we tried and were not the fastest. People have high hopes for us, which is good, but also bad because it’s unrealistic,” concluded Lando Norris.

So the McLaren driver finished 4th after a race in which he fought with Max Verstappen.