Norris raises his voice in complaining about FIA inconsistency

The English pilot made this comment after the controversy that erupted after Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2023 classification, when Max Verstappen escaped several reprimands for preventing other drivers from being on their lap. One was to prevent Yuki Tsunoda from overtaking, which the stewards decided was partly due to his team not providing enough information, while the second was to stop at the end of the pit lane to create a gap on the track, delaying the race. To several individual seats.

The rebuke surprised competitors who They expected network penalties for these types of incidentsAlthough Pierre Gasly insisted that he would ask the FIA ​​for clarification, Lando Norris expressed his frustration: “I don’t want to say too much, because that will only create controversy, but I think it was the blocking on the track that should have been punished.” “He blocked someone.”

“It’s not just the team’s fault, I know the team got a fine, but it should also be the driver’s responsibility to check the mirrors and see if there’s anyone there,” he told Motorsport.com. “You don’t have anything else to do the whole lap but look in the rearview mirrors and see if there’s anyone there, and there’s nothing else to do, and people seem to have a hard time doing that.”

“I think there should be tougher penalties for banning people, because too many do it, and it destroys your bosom, your rating, Yuki excluded.” [Tsunoda]“He was first in the first division,” said the Englishman. “No one seems to care enough, and it’s happened a lot this season. It’s happened to me a few times, especially with certain teams, but it’s up to the driver as well. ‘Look in the mirrors, as if he has nothing else to do but press Button to reload and watch, and some people seem unable to do this, in Formula 1 it is a surprise.”

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc agreed on this Drivers should have an open dialogue with the FIA ​​about sanctions. “Obviously I was in the pitlane when everyone stopped, and I couldn’t see what was happening at the front,” the seven-time world champion said. “We are always pushing and working as much as we can with the FIA ​​to achieve consistency and there are some adjustments, so we have to keep working on them.”

For his part, Monaco added: “I was a little surprised, especially [reprimenda] From the pit lane, because that could lead to some very bad situations in the future, but again, as Lewis said [Hamilton]There is always an open dialogue with the FIA, and we try to explain our point of view to them and work to improve it. “I’m sure we’ll have that discussion tomorrow afternoon at the press conference.”

king Max Verstappen has played down the controversy surrounding his potential penaltiesHe said all he did was give his side of the story: “Every case is different, and the only thing I can say about Singapore is that I explained what happened when I was sitting in the car, and the information they provided.” “Me, that’s the only thing I can do. It’s up to the commissioners to make that decision.”

On the other hand, Alexander Albon, dissatisfied with the penalty imposed on Sergio Perez for causing an accident that would have given him eighth place, expressed: “I think it is very delicate, and consistency is something that many drivers insist on, and the same goes for the drivers.” Teams and fans, but it’s complicated. For example, you can take my incident with “Checo”. [Pérez] When you have a five second penalty, but is it fair? “Maybe not, so I think there has to be flexibility in some aspects.”

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