Lando Norris has backtracked on his demand for Max Verstappen to confess fault for his or her crash in Austria and now doesn’t suppose that the Pink Bull driver must apologise.
The pair collided final weekend in Spielberg as they fought for the lead, costing them each the possibility of victory, with the stewards penalising Verstappen for inflicting the incident.
Norris labelled Verstappen “reckless, silly and determined” within the hours that adopted and demanded that he admit fault.
Because the F1 circus rolled into Silverstone 4 days later for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Norris confirmed that the pair had spoken since Sunday’s incident and that he had modified his view. Subsequently, the Briton now not felt an apology mandatory.
“I actually do not suppose he wanted to apologise, a number of the issues I mentioned within the pen after the race had been extra simply because I used to be annoyed on the time,” Norris mentioned forward of his residence race.
“A number of adrenaline, lots of feelings, and I in all probability mentioned some issues I did not imagine in, particularly in a while within the week.
“It was a fairly pathetic incident by way of what ended each our races, it wasn’t like an apparent little bit of contact. It was in all probability one of many smallest bits of contact you can have, however with a fairly horrible consequence for each of us, particularly for myself.
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, battles with Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Pictures
“As a assessment, a superb race, at occasions very near the sting, however we have spoken about it, and we’re each glad to go racing once more.
Norris added that the drivers, who’re associates away from the monitor, didn’t want to alter an excessive amount of of their future approaches, though he famous that there have been in all probability actions that each of them might have taken to keep away from the incident.
He did, nevertheless, level out that the FIA must be on prime of re-enforcing laws over shifting beneath braking, as Norris famous that it might create an excellent bigger incident.
“It is a tough one. Max is not going to wish to crash, he isn’t going to wish to destroy his personal race and his personal probabilities,” Norris added.
“So I feel there are various things I must do barely in another way, however on the finish of it I do not suppose he will change an excessive amount of. I do not suppose I want to alter an excessive amount of.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, retires within the pit lane after contact with Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, while battling for the lead
Photograph by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Pictures
“We might have averted the crash undoubtedly, as a result of there’s one thing I might have accomplished and mainly used extra kerb, however there’s issues from either side that I am certain we needed to do higher, in a barely completely different manner.
“However on the entire, I feel, avoiding an incident for shifting beneath braking might be the largest a part of it. That may very simply be an incident that comes from such a factor, and I feel that is one thing we’ve to be very cautious of.
“That is simply one thing for the longer term and one thing that the stewards want to pay attention to, that one thing might simply go fallacious. So I feel to a sure level you are defending, you are being aggressive, and that is okay.
“And there will be a degree the place there’s a restrict and I feel that simply must be outlined in a barely higher manner.”
Lando Norris has backtracked on his demand for Max Verstappen to confess fault for his or her crash in Austria and now doesn’t suppose that the Pink Bull driver must apologise.
The pair collided final weekend in Spielberg as they fought for the lead, costing them each the possibility of victory, with the stewards penalising Verstappen for inflicting the incident.
Norris labelled Verstappen “reckless, silly and determined” within the hours that adopted and demanded that he admit fault.
Because the F1 circus rolled into Silverstone 4 days later for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Norris confirmed that the pair had spoken since Sunday’s incident and that he had modified his view. Subsequently, the Briton now not felt an apology mandatory.
“I actually do not suppose he wanted to apologise, a number of the issues I mentioned within the pen after the race had been extra simply because I used to be annoyed on the time,” Norris mentioned forward of his residence race.
“A number of adrenaline, lots of feelings, and I in all probability mentioned some issues I did not imagine in, particularly in a while within the week.
“It was a fairly pathetic incident by way of what ended each our races, it wasn’t like an apparent little bit of contact. It was in all probability one of many smallest bits of contact you can have, however with a fairly horrible consequence for each of us, particularly for myself.
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, battles with Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Pictures
“As a assessment, a superb race, at occasions very near the sting, however we have spoken about it, and we’re each glad to go racing once more.
Norris added that the drivers, who’re associates away from the monitor, didn’t want to alter an excessive amount of of their future approaches, though he famous that there have been in all probability actions that each of them might have taken to keep away from the incident.
He did, nevertheless, level out that the FIA must be on prime of re-enforcing laws over shifting beneath braking, as Norris famous that it might create an excellent bigger incident.
“It is a tough one. Max is not going to wish to crash, he isn’t going to wish to destroy his personal race and his personal probabilities,” Norris added.
“So I feel there are various things I must do barely in another way, however on the finish of it I do not suppose he will change an excessive amount of. I do not suppose I want to alter an excessive amount of.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, retires within the pit lane after contact with Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, while battling for the lead
Photograph by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Pictures
“We might have averted the crash undoubtedly, as a result of there’s one thing I might have accomplished and mainly used extra kerb, however there’s issues from either side that I am certain we needed to do higher, in a barely completely different manner.
“However on the entire, I feel, avoiding an incident for shifting beneath braking might be the largest a part of it. That may very simply be an incident that comes from such a factor, and I feel that is one thing we’ve to be very cautious of.
“That is simply one thing for the longer term and one thing that the stewards want to pay attention to, that one thing might simply go fallacious. So I feel to a sure level you are defending, you are being aggressive, and that is okay.
“And there will be a degree the place there’s a restrict and I feel that simply must be outlined in a barely higher manner.”
Lando Norris has backtracked on his demand for Max Verstappen to confess fault for his or her crash in Austria and now doesn’t suppose that the Pink Bull driver must apologise.
The pair collided final weekend in Spielberg as they fought for the lead, costing them each the possibility of victory, with the stewards penalising Verstappen for inflicting the incident.
Norris labelled Verstappen “reckless, silly and determined” within the hours that adopted and demanded that he admit fault.
Because the F1 circus rolled into Silverstone 4 days later for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Norris confirmed that the pair had spoken since Sunday’s incident and that he had modified his view. Subsequently, the Briton now not felt an apology mandatory.
“I actually do not suppose he wanted to apologise, a number of the issues I mentioned within the pen after the race had been extra simply because I used to be annoyed on the time,” Norris mentioned forward of his residence race.
“A number of adrenaline, lots of feelings, and I in all probability mentioned some issues I did not imagine in, particularly in a while within the week.
“It was a fairly pathetic incident by way of what ended each our races, it wasn’t like an apparent little bit of contact. It was in all probability one of many smallest bits of contact you can have, however with a fairly horrible consequence for each of us, particularly for myself.
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, battles with Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Pictures
“As a assessment, a superb race, at occasions very near the sting, however we have spoken about it, and we’re each glad to go racing once more.
Norris added that the drivers, who’re associates away from the monitor, didn’t want to alter an excessive amount of of their future approaches, though he famous that there have been in all probability actions that each of them might have taken to keep away from the incident.
He did, nevertheless, level out that the FIA must be on prime of re-enforcing laws over shifting beneath braking, as Norris famous that it might create an excellent bigger incident.
“It is a tough one. Max is not going to wish to crash, he isn’t going to wish to destroy his personal race and his personal probabilities,” Norris added.
“So I feel there are various things I must do barely in another way, however on the finish of it I do not suppose he will change an excessive amount of. I do not suppose I want to alter an excessive amount of.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, retires within the pit lane after contact with Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, while battling for the lead
Photograph by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Pictures
“We might have averted the crash undoubtedly, as a result of there’s one thing I might have accomplished and mainly used extra kerb, however there’s issues from either side that I am certain we needed to do higher, in a barely completely different manner.
“However on the entire, I feel, avoiding an incident for shifting beneath braking might be the largest a part of it. That may very simply be an incident that comes from such a factor, and I feel that is one thing we’ve to be very cautious of.
“That is simply one thing for the longer term and one thing that the stewards want to pay attention to, that one thing might simply go fallacious. So I feel to a sure level you are defending, you are being aggressive, and that is okay.
“And there will be a degree the place there’s a restrict and I feel that simply must be outlined in a barely higher manner.”
Lando Norris has backtracked on his demand for Max Verstappen to confess fault for his or her crash in Austria and now doesn’t suppose that the Pink Bull driver must apologise.
The pair collided final weekend in Spielberg as they fought for the lead, costing them each the possibility of victory, with the stewards penalising Verstappen for inflicting the incident.
Norris labelled Verstappen “reckless, silly and determined” within the hours that adopted and demanded that he admit fault.
Because the F1 circus rolled into Silverstone 4 days later for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Norris confirmed that the pair had spoken since Sunday’s incident and that he had modified his view. Subsequently, the Briton now not felt an apology mandatory.
“I actually do not suppose he wanted to apologise, a number of the issues I mentioned within the pen after the race had been extra simply because I used to be annoyed on the time,” Norris mentioned forward of his residence race.
“A number of adrenaline, lots of feelings, and I in all probability mentioned some issues I did not imagine in, particularly in a while within the week.
“It was a fairly pathetic incident by way of what ended each our races, it wasn’t like an apparent little bit of contact. It was in all probability one of many smallest bits of contact you can have, however with a fairly horrible consequence for each of us, particularly for myself.
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, battles with Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Pictures
“As a assessment, a superb race, at occasions very near the sting, however we have spoken about it, and we’re each glad to go racing once more.
Norris added that the drivers, who’re associates away from the monitor, didn’t want to alter an excessive amount of of their future approaches, though he famous that there have been in all probability actions that each of them might have taken to keep away from the incident.
He did, nevertheless, level out that the FIA must be on prime of re-enforcing laws over shifting beneath braking, as Norris famous that it might create an excellent bigger incident.
“It is a tough one. Max is not going to wish to crash, he isn’t going to wish to destroy his personal race and his personal probabilities,” Norris added.
“So I feel there are various things I must do barely in another way, however on the finish of it I do not suppose he will change an excessive amount of. I do not suppose I want to alter an excessive amount of.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, retires within the pit lane after contact with Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, while battling for the lead
Photograph by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Pictures
“We might have averted the crash undoubtedly, as a result of there’s one thing I might have accomplished and mainly used extra kerb, however there’s issues from either side that I am certain we needed to do higher, in a barely completely different manner.
“However on the entire, I feel, avoiding an incident for shifting beneath braking might be the largest a part of it. That may very simply be an incident that comes from such a factor, and I feel that is one thing we’ve to be very cautious of.
“That is simply one thing for the longer term and one thing that the stewards want to pay attention to, that one thing might simply go fallacious. So I feel to a sure level you are defending, you are being aggressive, and that is okay.
“And there will be a degree the place there’s a restrict and I feel that simply must be outlined in a barely higher manner.”
Lando Norris has backtracked on his demand for Max Verstappen to confess fault for his or her crash in Austria and now doesn’t suppose that the Pink Bull driver must apologise.
The pair collided final weekend in Spielberg as they fought for the lead, costing them each the possibility of victory, with the stewards penalising Verstappen for inflicting the incident.
Norris labelled Verstappen “reckless, silly and determined” within the hours that adopted and demanded that he admit fault.
Because the F1 circus rolled into Silverstone 4 days later for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Norris confirmed that the pair had spoken since Sunday’s incident and that he had modified his view. Subsequently, the Briton now not felt an apology mandatory.
“I actually do not suppose he wanted to apologise, a number of the issues I mentioned within the pen after the race had been extra simply because I used to be annoyed on the time,” Norris mentioned forward of his residence race.
“A number of adrenaline, lots of feelings, and I in all probability mentioned some issues I did not imagine in, particularly in a while within the week.
“It was a fairly pathetic incident by way of what ended each our races, it wasn’t like an apparent little bit of contact. It was in all probability one of many smallest bits of contact you can have, however with a fairly horrible consequence for each of us, particularly for myself.
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, battles with Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Pictures
“As a assessment, a superb race, at occasions very near the sting, however we have spoken about it, and we’re each glad to go racing once more.
Norris added that the drivers, who’re associates away from the monitor, didn’t want to alter an excessive amount of of their future approaches, though he famous that there have been in all probability actions that each of them might have taken to keep away from the incident.
He did, nevertheless, level out that the FIA must be on prime of re-enforcing laws over shifting beneath braking, as Norris famous that it might create an excellent bigger incident.
“It is a tough one. Max is not going to wish to crash, he isn’t going to wish to destroy his personal race and his personal probabilities,” Norris added.
“So I feel there are various things I must do barely in another way, however on the finish of it I do not suppose he will change an excessive amount of. I do not suppose I want to alter an excessive amount of.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, retires within the pit lane after contact with Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, while battling for the lead
Photograph by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Pictures
“We might have averted the crash undoubtedly, as a result of there’s one thing I might have accomplished and mainly used extra kerb, however there’s issues from either side that I am certain we needed to do higher, in a barely completely different manner.
“However on the entire, I feel, avoiding an incident for shifting beneath braking might be the largest a part of it. That may very simply be an incident that comes from such a factor, and I feel that is one thing we’ve to be very cautious of.
“That is simply one thing for the longer term and one thing that the stewards want to pay attention to, that one thing might simply go fallacious. So I feel to a sure level you are defending, you are being aggressive, and that is okay.
“And there will be a degree the place there’s a restrict and I feel that simply must be outlined in a barely higher manner.”
Lando Norris has backtracked on his demand for Max Verstappen to confess fault for his or her crash in Austria and now doesn’t suppose that the Pink Bull driver must apologise.
The pair collided final weekend in Spielberg as they fought for the lead, costing them each the possibility of victory, with the stewards penalising Verstappen for inflicting the incident.
Norris labelled Verstappen “reckless, silly and determined” within the hours that adopted and demanded that he admit fault.
Because the F1 circus rolled into Silverstone 4 days later for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Norris confirmed that the pair had spoken since Sunday’s incident and that he had modified his view. Subsequently, the Briton now not felt an apology mandatory.
“I actually do not suppose he wanted to apologise, a number of the issues I mentioned within the pen after the race had been extra simply because I used to be annoyed on the time,” Norris mentioned forward of his residence race.
“A number of adrenaline, lots of feelings, and I in all probability mentioned some issues I did not imagine in, particularly in a while within the week.
“It was a fairly pathetic incident by way of what ended each our races, it wasn’t like an apparent little bit of contact. It was in all probability one of many smallest bits of contact you can have, however with a fairly horrible consequence for each of us, particularly for myself.
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, battles with Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Pictures
“As a assessment, a superb race, at occasions very near the sting, however we have spoken about it, and we’re each glad to go racing once more.
Norris added that the drivers, who’re associates away from the monitor, didn’t want to alter an excessive amount of of their future approaches, though he famous that there have been in all probability actions that each of them might have taken to keep away from the incident.
He did, nevertheless, level out that the FIA must be on prime of re-enforcing laws over shifting beneath braking, as Norris famous that it might create an excellent bigger incident.
“It is a tough one. Max is not going to wish to crash, he isn’t going to wish to destroy his personal race and his personal probabilities,” Norris added.
“So I feel there are various things I must do barely in another way, however on the finish of it I do not suppose he will change an excessive amount of. I do not suppose I want to alter an excessive amount of.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, retires within the pit lane after contact with Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, while battling for the lead
Photograph by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Pictures
“We might have averted the crash undoubtedly, as a result of there’s one thing I might have accomplished and mainly used extra kerb, however there’s issues from either side that I am certain we needed to do higher, in a barely completely different manner.
“However on the entire, I feel, avoiding an incident for shifting beneath braking might be the largest a part of it. That may very simply be an incident that comes from such a factor, and I feel that is one thing we’ve to be very cautious of.
“That is simply one thing for the longer term and one thing that the stewards want to pay attention to, that one thing might simply go fallacious. So I feel to a sure level you are defending, you are being aggressive, and that is okay.
“And there will be a degree the place there’s a restrict and I feel that simply must be outlined in a barely higher manner.”
Lando Norris has backtracked on his demand for Max Verstappen to confess fault for his or her crash in Austria and now doesn’t suppose that the Pink Bull driver must apologise.
The pair collided final weekend in Spielberg as they fought for the lead, costing them each the possibility of victory, with the stewards penalising Verstappen for inflicting the incident.
Norris labelled Verstappen “reckless, silly and determined” within the hours that adopted and demanded that he admit fault.
Because the F1 circus rolled into Silverstone 4 days later for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Norris confirmed that the pair had spoken since Sunday’s incident and that he had modified his view. Subsequently, the Briton now not felt an apology mandatory.
“I actually do not suppose he wanted to apologise, a number of the issues I mentioned within the pen after the race had been extra simply because I used to be annoyed on the time,” Norris mentioned forward of his residence race.
“A number of adrenaline, lots of feelings, and I in all probability mentioned some issues I did not imagine in, particularly in a while within the week.
“It was a fairly pathetic incident by way of what ended each our races, it wasn’t like an apparent little bit of contact. It was in all probability one of many smallest bits of contact you can have, however with a fairly horrible consequence for each of us, particularly for myself.
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, battles with Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Pictures
“As a assessment, a superb race, at occasions very near the sting, however we have spoken about it, and we’re each glad to go racing once more.
Norris added that the drivers, who’re associates away from the monitor, didn’t want to alter an excessive amount of of their future approaches, though he famous that there have been in all probability actions that each of them might have taken to keep away from the incident.
He did, nevertheless, level out that the FIA must be on prime of re-enforcing laws over shifting beneath braking, as Norris famous that it might create an excellent bigger incident.
“It is a tough one. Max is not going to wish to crash, he isn’t going to wish to destroy his personal race and his personal probabilities,” Norris added.
“So I feel there are various things I must do barely in another way, however on the finish of it I do not suppose he will change an excessive amount of. I do not suppose I want to alter an excessive amount of.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, retires within the pit lane after contact with Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, while battling for the lead
Photograph by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Pictures
“We might have averted the crash undoubtedly, as a result of there’s one thing I might have accomplished and mainly used extra kerb, however there’s issues from either side that I am certain we needed to do higher, in a barely completely different manner.
“However on the entire, I feel, avoiding an incident for shifting beneath braking might be the largest a part of it. That may very simply be an incident that comes from such a factor, and I feel that is one thing we’ve to be very cautious of.
“That is simply one thing for the longer term and one thing that the stewards want to pay attention to, that one thing might simply go fallacious. So I feel to a sure level you are defending, you are being aggressive, and that is okay.
“And there will be a degree the place there’s a restrict and I feel that simply must be outlined in a barely higher manner.”
Lando Norris has backtracked on his demand for Max Verstappen to confess fault for his or her crash in Austria and now doesn’t suppose that the Pink Bull driver must apologise.
The pair collided final weekend in Spielberg as they fought for the lead, costing them each the possibility of victory, with the stewards penalising Verstappen for inflicting the incident.
Norris labelled Verstappen “reckless, silly and determined” within the hours that adopted and demanded that he admit fault.
Because the F1 circus rolled into Silverstone 4 days later for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Norris confirmed that the pair had spoken since Sunday’s incident and that he had modified his view. Subsequently, the Briton now not felt an apology mandatory.
“I actually do not suppose he wanted to apologise, a number of the issues I mentioned within the pen after the race had been extra simply because I used to be annoyed on the time,” Norris mentioned forward of his residence race.
“A number of adrenaline, lots of feelings, and I in all probability mentioned some issues I did not imagine in, particularly in a while within the week.
“It was a fairly pathetic incident by way of what ended each our races, it wasn’t like an apparent little bit of contact. It was in all probability one of many smallest bits of contact you can have, however with a fairly horrible consequence for each of us, particularly for myself.
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, battles with Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Pictures
“As a assessment, a superb race, at occasions very near the sting, however we have spoken about it, and we’re each glad to go racing once more.
Norris added that the drivers, who’re associates away from the monitor, didn’t want to alter an excessive amount of of their future approaches, though he famous that there have been in all probability actions that each of them might have taken to keep away from the incident.
He did, nevertheless, level out that the FIA must be on prime of re-enforcing laws over shifting beneath braking, as Norris famous that it might create an excellent bigger incident.
“It is a tough one. Max is not going to wish to crash, he isn’t going to wish to destroy his personal race and his personal probabilities,” Norris added.
“So I feel there are various things I must do barely in another way, however on the finish of it I do not suppose he will change an excessive amount of. I do not suppose I want to alter an excessive amount of.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, retires within the pit lane after contact with Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, while battling for the lead
Photograph by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Pictures
“We might have averted the crash undoubtedly, as a result of there’s one thing I might have accomplished and mainly used extra kerb, however there’s issues from either side that I am certain we needed to do higher, in a barely completely different manner.
“However on the entire, I feel, avoiding an incident for shifting beneath braking might be the largest a part of it. That may very simply be an incident that comes from such a factor, and I feel that is one thing we’ve to be very cautious of.
“That is simply one thing for the longer term and one thing that the stewards want to pay attention to, that one thing might simply go fallacious. So I feel to a sure level you are defending, you are being aggressive, and that is okay.
“And there will be a degree the place there’s a restrict and I feel that simply must be outlined in a barely higher manner.”