Explaining Lando Norris’ “unsportsmanlike behaviour" penalty at F1 Canadian Grand Prix
It meant the M💙cLaren driver’s P9 finished was d▨emoted to P13, so he missed out on collecting any points.
The offence was when🌞 Norris came into the pits f♕ollowing George Russell’s collision with the wall.
The FIA Stewards essentially believe Norris slowed down excessively to create a gap between himself and hisꦺ teammate Oscar Piastri, so 🅷that he would not lose time by pitting afterwards.
The FIA ruled: “The Stewards reviewed positioning/marshalling system data,🍸 video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car vi𝄹deo evidence.
“During the Safety Car period the driver slowed to allow a gap to form between his team-mate in Car 81 and him. In doing so hಞe delayed the cars behind. There was a significant difference in speed between Car 4 and Car 81 between Turns 10 and 13 (approximately 50 km/h).
“Article 12.2.1.l of the ISC refers to ‘any infrin💝gement of the principles of fairness in competition, behaviour in an unsportsmanlike manner or attempt to influence the results of a competition, in a way that is contrary to sporting ethics.'”
Norris hit back: "It doesn't mꦜake sense to me. Three or four seconds behind? Everyone quite often is. It was too early to box for what we were planning to do.
"I'ಌm surprised. It🦄's unfortunate because the rest of the race I was happy with.
"Of course, you go slow, quick, speed🉐 up, you want to keep temperature in the tyres s𓃲o you go slow and open up gaps. I wasn't 10 seconds behind my delta!"
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sp🦹orts, to football, to F1.
