Max Verstappen was outraged by the officials when he was given a 10-second penalty for his incident with Lando Norris during the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Red Bull driver did not agree with the assessment of the stewards and mentioned that the punishment was ‘just ridiculous’.
The three-time world champion was having a very smooth race at the Red Bull ring but suddenly found himself defending his race lead after a slow stop from the team. The two leading drivers went hammer and tongs to get the lead in the race but the contact on Turn 3 caused a puncture to both of their cars.
Although Max Verstappen was able to get to the pits to change tires and eventually finished in P5 behind Lewis Hamilton, it was the same luck for Lando Norris as he had to retire from the damage.
After the stewards gave the 10-second penalty, the Dutch driver on his team radio said:
“That’s just ridiculous. He can’t just send it left and right – what do you want me to do?”
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner agreed with his charge and replied:
“He didn’t behave correctly there Max. Desperately unlucky, especially here, but you did your very best
“That’s just ridiculous”: Max Verstappen outraged by officials giving him a 10-second penalty after his incident with Lando Norris
Max Verstappen was outraged by the officials when he was given a 10-second penalty for his incident with Lando Norris during the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Red Bull driver did not agree with the assessment of the stewards and mentioned that the punishment was ‘just ridiculous’.
The three-time world champion was having a very smooth race at the Red Bull ring but suddenly found himself defending his race lead after a slow stop from the team. The two leading drivers went hammer and tongs to get the lead in the race but the contact on Turn 3 caused a puncture to both of their cars.
Although Max Verstappen was able to get to the pits to change tires and eventually finished in P5 behind Lewis Hamilton, it was the same luck for Lando Norris as he had to retire from the damage.
After the stewards gave the 10-second penalty, the Dutch driver on his team radio said:
“That’s just ridiculous. He can’t just send it left and right – what do you want me to do?”
Max Verstappen: “What was I going to do, let Norris pass? Those who think about this should watch the races at home!”
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner agreed with his charge and replied:
“He didn’t behave correctly there Max. Desperately unlucky, especially here, but you did your very best
