Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull Racing) and Lando Norris had an exciting duel on the high of the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg on Sunday.
One which ended badly for each of them after contact on lap 64. Norris retired with injury, Verstappen ended up in fifth place after a pit cease plus a ten-second penalty. The victory went to the laughing third: George Russell.
The essential scene within the video:
The incident from a special perspective:
Since then, there was debate about who was guilty for the incident. Even the friendship between Norris and Verstappen has been put to the take a look at.
One one that is logically supporting Norris is his group boss Andrea Stella. “I see that all the world inhabitants is aware of who’s accountable, apart from a bunch of individuals,” he informed Sky.
“However the issue behind it,” Stella mentioned, “is that when you do not handle these items actually, they are going to come again. They’re again in the present day as a result of they weren’t addressed correctly previously, when there have been some fights with Lewis Hamilton (in 2021). That needed to be punished extra harshly. Then you definitely learn to race in a sure means that we are able to contemplate honest and simply.”
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Verstappen’s generally overly harsh driving model has been a problem previously. Now that Crimson Bull has misplaced a few of its lead over the competitors, the issue is coming to the fore once more.
“The actual fact is that we now have a variety of respect for Crimson Bull and for Max. They do not want to do this. It is a method to jeopardise their fame. Why would you do this? It is about racing throughout the laws, which should be enforced in an efficient means,” mentioned Stella.
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For the 53-year-old, it’s clear that the extent of punishment must be tailored to the injury brought about. “As a result of if a automotive retires from the race on account of this accident, the punishment needs to be proportionate to the consequence. We had it twice once we moved beneath braking. So I feel it’s clear that we now have to implement the best way we race as a result of we need to have enjoyable. We need to have enjoyable.”