Lando Norris says he wouldn’t change what he did in System 1’s Austrian Grand Prix, regardless of his race ending in a collision with Max Verstappen.
The British driver was concerned in a frenetic battle for the race lead with Verstappen’s Crimson Bull after they got here to blows on lap 64.
Verstappen squeezed Norris on the entry to Flip 3 they usually made contract – with each choosing up punctures and needing to return to the pits consequently.
Whereas Verstappen was in a position to proceed, and was later given a 10-second penalty for having brought on the collision, McLaren driver Norris needed to retire as a result of subsequent injury his flailing tyre had brought on.
Though Norris’s race resulted in disappointment, he informed the Chris Moyles Present on Radio X on Wednesday that he feels he did the correct factor and has no regrets about taking the combat to Verstappen.
“I reviewed all the things, we’ve gone over stuff, and let’s say I received’t actually change what I did,” he mentioned.
“I used to be combating, and that’s what we wish – we need to combat!
“We don’t need to complain, we don’t need issues to finish like they did, each from my Max’s aspect and from my aspect. So, that’s life generally.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, retires within the pits after contact with Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing RB20, while battling for the lead
Picture by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Photos
“We’re combating, we each need to win, and we’re going to push it to the boundaries – some barely greater than others.
“On the similar time, I’m excited. We’re going to have extra fights collectively, and I stay up for these occasions.”
Whereas opinion between followers is split about who was accountable for the incident, Norris acknowledged that within the warmth of wheel-to-wheel competitors it may be troublesome generally to be pinpoint certain of the place your automotive is.
“It’s powerful,” he mentioned. “It’s so much tougher to do some issues while you’re behind the wheel.
“It’s by no means as straightforward as saying, ‘Why did you do this? Why didn’t you do that?’ As a result of while you’re within the automotive and also you’re making these choices…”
He added: “It’s so onerous to be as correct as what it appears to be like like on TV. So when it’s these two centimetres that it must be or stuff like that, it’s virtually not possible to guage.
“However that’s what it’s, that’s the competitors we’re towards, and we like it. We need to exit and race onerous and we wish it to be straightforward, as a result of we simply need to win.
“However on the similar time, it places a smile on our face after we can have that competitors in a race, and I believe it’s good for everybody watching.”
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