Lando Norris was under investigation as we announced to you a little earlier this Saturday and the track officials, after discussing with members of the McLaren team, considered that he should be penalized.
Norris will therefore compete in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a 3-place penalty and will start from 9th place, benefiting Perez, Tsunoda, and Alonso who all gain one position.
The track marshals deemed that the red flag had been unintentionally ignored but should have been acknowledged earlier.
« Norris was on the long straight finish line when the red flag was waved. The lights were displayed on his steering wheel and on the signboard. During the interview with the driver, he admitted to letting off the gas and asking what to do on his radio. Specify the press release.
« Although the team asked him to return to the pit lane, it was too late and Norris crossed the finish line despite the red flag.
Usually for this issue, the penalties consist of a grid penalty of 5 places. But since the driver had very little time to react, the stewards have decided to reduce the penalty to only 3 places.
Warning, in addition to a grid penalty, 3 points have been deducted from his driver’s license. Therefore, only 8 points out of the 12 initially granted at the beginning of the season remain.
