Lando Norris cleared of ‘erratic driving’ in Charles Leclerc battle
Lando Norris cleared of erratic driving in s⛄print race battle with Charles Leclerc following investigation෴.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris has been cleared of erratic driving in his defence against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc on the final lap of the F1 United States Grand Prix sprint race.
The M𒀰cLaren driver came under pressure from the Ferrari duo on the 19th and last lap of Saturday’s sprint race when a lock-up at the first corner opened the 🐟door for Carlos Sainz to slip by into second.
Norris managed to fend off the second Ferrari of Leclerc to claim t𝓰hird but the pair almost came to blows when the Monagasque nearly rear-ended the McLaren during a 🌌frantic last-lap squabble.
Leclerc came🐈 over team radio to complain that Norris was movi🍸ng under braking.
But the stewards determined "that there is no erratཧic driving and hence take no further action".
"There did not appear to be any significant changes of direction under braking, and the move at Turn 15 was a legitimate defending move by 🌳the driver of Car 4," the stewards said🌌.
"In Turn 1 Car 4 locked up under braking and went wide, losing a position. Accordingly 🧔the Stewards determine that there is no erratic driving and hence take no further ac▨tion."
S💮peaking to Sky Sports after♔ the race, Leclerc said he felt the move was "on the limit".
"I did not expect him to do that. 🐽Maybe in the heat of the moment I considered that he🔯 moved under braking. I have to look back at the images," he said.
"It seems to be on the limit with the way he too❀k the line but in the end if's raci🦩ng as well. He wanted to keep the position.
"I tried. It was a close call. We nea༒rly crashed but in the end nobody crashed and 🧜he finished in front."
Asked about the FIA investigation, N🥀orris replied: “I don't knowಞ where....oh the one where you have to turn and brake the whole way around?
“I mean, you brake in the corner. So i﷽t⭕ makes sense.”
Norri𓃲s dropped two points to title rival Max Verstappen, with the Red Bull driver claiming a dominant victory to extend his championship lead to 54 points.
Qualifying forꦯ Sunday’s United States Grand Prix gets uꦇnderway at 11pm BST.
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