The Austrian Grand Prix was an easy race for Red Bulls Max Verstappen as he won a fairly easy race for a second week in a row. It was a pretty nightmarish race for the F1 drivers behind him, however; the FIA repeatedly imposed time penalties and penalty points for their actions on the track. After the race, former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson expressed dissatisfaction with the behavior of the authorities.
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The most notable incidents involved Lando Norris and Sergio Perez as they ousted other drivers around the Red Bull Ring. Some, like Norris, raised concerns about the legality of the sentence with which they were being served.
Popular TV presenter disagrees with the fines imposed on F1 drivers
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez received a 5-second time penalty and an additional two penalty points for pushing Charles Leclerc off the track. Later in the race, he received another 5-second penalty for knocking the Ferrari driver off the track again.
Lando Norris, who finished on the podium, also received a 5-second penalty and two penalty points for knocking Perez off the track at Turn 4.
F1 stewards. You’re ruining the sport. Please just cancel. Go home.
– Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) July 4, 2021
This enraged former TV host Clarkson, and he took to Twitter to let off some steam. Clarkson wrote, “F1 stewards. You’re ruining the sport. Please just cancel. Go home.”
The British TV host also praised Norris for battling Lewis Hamilton and finishing on the podium with his third place. He wrote, “Someone else thinks that Lando Norris is the real deal?
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The McLaren driver feels a P2 finish has been stolen
When the 21-year-old driver was chasing the leader Verstappen, the Mexican Sergio Perez Norris chased and went outside at Turn 4. However, there wasn’t enough room for the two of them, which resulted in Perez walking in the gravel. This incident was deemed unfair by the FIA and they gave Norris a 5-second penalty and two penalty points.
However, Norris finished P3 and took a third podium for McLaren that season, but wasn’t happy with that as the time penalty robbed his chances of P2.
Formula 1 F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria – July 4th, 2021 McLaren’s Lando Norris at the REUTERS / Lisi Niesner race
Speaking to Sky Sports, Norris said, “It’s his [Perez’s] Danger of walking around outside. He knows there is gravel there. They watch every other junior series; Every time someone tries to walk around the outside and don’t get involved, they end up in the gravel. I didn’t even squeeze him. You’re understeering around the corner anyway, he should have expected that he wouldn’t make it. I don’t know, I’m just annoyed because it cost us P2. “
Lando is now looking forward to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in two weeks in his home country. The 21-year-old is hoping for redress and is aiming for a P2 place to compensate for what was stolen from him in Spielberg.
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