Max Verstappen hit with 20-second penalty for Lando Norris clash
Max Verstappen hit with 20-🅰second time penalty after latest clash with Lando Norris.
Max Verstappen has been handed a 20-second time penalty for forcing F1 tit🌠le rival Lando Norris off track during the Mexico City Grand Prix.
A week on from the🌌ir controversial battle at the United States Grand Prix, Verstappen and Norris once again came to blows in Mexico City🐈.
Norris at🅠tempted to sweep past Verstappen💖 around the outside of Turn 4 on lap 10 but was forced off track by the Red Bull driver.
Verstappen then lunged Norris into Turn 7, sending both cars wide and enabling Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to sneak into second pla🌠ce.
Both incidents were investigated by the stewar𒀰ds, who quickly dished out a 10-second time penalty for forcing another driver off track.
The three-time world champion was then ha𝔍nded a second 10-second time penalty for the Tur♋n 7 incident.
Verstappen is running in third ahead of Norris, who he holds a 57🎉-point lead over in the drivers’ championship✃.
Verstappen described the penalty as "silly"ꦰ over team ﷺradio.
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