Lando Norris hits out at F1 red flag tyre rule: “It’s not talent, it’s just luck”

“That’s life sometimes. You takꦅe a gamble, it’s paid off for them. It’s not talent, it’s just luck. A bit unlucky that’s all.”

Lando Norris
Lando Norris

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris has hit out at F1’s red flag tyre rule after losing out to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, ♛des🦂cribing it as “just luck”.

The decisive point of the race came when 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lando Norrisꩵ - who had been leading - stop༒ped for fresh intermediates.

This was during the period of heavy rain before a Safety Car was put out due to ඣWilliams’ Franco Colaptinto crashing.

The timing of the red flag worked perfectly for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Esteban Ocon, Verstappen and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly, who didn’t stop.

As per F1's rules, drivers are allowed a free change of tyres under red flag conditions, me🍬aning the Alpines and Verstappen jumped up the order.

Speaking to F1 TV after the r🗹ace, Norris wasn’t happy with how the red flag played out.

“You can change the tyres under the red flag,” he said. “It’s what the others did. Just unlucky. Unfortunate, sometimes it goes your wayꦗ. Nothing we did wrong. I don’t care what people 🔥say.

“Staying out wasn’t the right thing to do. It shouldn’t hဣave been red-flagged and there was the crash in the end which caused the red.

“That’s life sometimes. You take a gamble, it’s paid o🧸ff for them. It’s not talent, it’s just luck. A bit u💞nlucky that’s all.”

Norris’ race fell apart after the second Safety Cꦿar as he was overtaken by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

Norris 𒐪ran wide then dropped behind McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.

The British ultimately went on to finish sixth as F1 title rival Verstappen won the race.

“I still made a couple of mista෴kes,” he added. “I had cars on my left, on my right, I locked the rears and went off. I lost two positions.

“A little bit unfortunate there. My own fault. Not a p༺erfect race for me. I think no matter what fourth was the best anyone could do of the people who didn’t box and get un🌄lucky.

“Otherwise, going to keep our heads down.” 

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