Lando Norris reflects on his clash with Max Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix.
The pair’s contact forced Norris to retire from the race, while Verstappen could only finish fifth, handingHowever, a slow Red Bull pit stop left him vulnerable to Norris, who was on a fresh set of tyres at the time.
Fortunately for Verstappen, he was able to outscore Norris by 10 points, rather than lose seven points in the race for the title. While at the time, it wasn’t expected that Norris would be in title contention, come the end of the year, the events of Austria could be pivotal in deciding who wins the drivers’ title.“Things didn’t end the way I wanted them to,” Norris conceded.
“And I still feel like on that Sunday, I probably won the battle of … taking the fight to him, although I didn’t win who came out on top that day.”He’s often unforgiving with his defending, as seen againstNorris conceded that racing Verstappen at the front in F1 is “still quite new”, admitting the Dutchman has an advantage given his experience in the sport.“He’s probably one of the most aware in terms of situations. And helped by him being in this position for the last four or five years.
Heading into next weekend’s United States Grand Prix, Verstappen sits 52 points ahead of Norris with six rounds to go.Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox
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