“I still have it so I don’t care”

IMPORTANT POINTS

• Lando Norris has a few words for Pierre Gasly after the French Grand Prix encounter
• Gasly defends his actions as a “hard driving” case
• At the Austrian Grand Prix, the two meet again on the track

At the French Grand Prix 2021, Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing were able to put aside the surprise against Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes and take a 131-119 lead in the drivers’ standings.

The Belgian-Dutch driver clinched pole position for Hamilton on lap 52 of 53 for his third win of the season.

Teammate Sergio Perez was also on the podium after taking over Mercedes driver Valterri Bottas for Red Bull’s first double podium of the season.

McLaren’s Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo enjoyed a good outing in France when they turned 5. endedthe and 6the after each start 8the and 10the each in the grid.

The McLaren drivers pushed hard and fast to move forward on the grid with timely overtaking and skillful maneuvers to navigate the very difficult Circuit Paul Ricard.

Lando Norris and AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly had a frontal lap on lap 28.

Norris briefly overtook Gasly on the outside of Turn 11 for 10the Position, but Gasly tried to regain position which resulted in both riders running off the track as they exited.

Lando Norris from Great Britain drives the (4) McLaren F1 Team MCL35M Mercedes in the pit lane during the F1 Grand Prix of France at the Circuit Paul Ricard on June 20, 2021 in Le Castellet, Photo: (Photo by Peter Fox / Getty Images)

“He forced me! What is this idiot doing? He even went out himself, ”complained Norris annoyed over the team radio.

Gasly would continue to defend his actions as they were the result of hard driving.

“I’m sure (he complained)! It was a tough race but I really enjoyed it, “Gasly recalled.” You can’t expect to be walking around the outside and the guy not fighting. I tried to keep it clean, it’s a very difficult turn, very long, on the edge of the handle. “

“Plus tailwind, so it was difficult to keep the car on the track. I haven’t seen the footage, I’m going to look at the footage to see if it was too much or not.

Norris shared his view of the incident on F1 TV’s “Post-Race Show”.

“The fact that he went off the track too was the worst part. I think what he tried was okay if he fell by the wayside, fair play, “said Norris, taking a tough step. But I got it anyway, so I don’t care.”

Norris pointed out that he didn’t care, but Gasly’s maneuver certainly annoyed him.

The couple will prevail again this weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix.