Norris Calls for Colapinto Ban After Baku Restart Crash
FIA stewards turned a 10-second collision penalty into a five-place grid drop after Colapinto took out Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris.
- On Saturday, Franco Colapinto caused a multi-car collision at Turn 1 during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix's first safety-car restart, eliminating Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly. FIA stewards issued a 10-second penalty, converted to a five-place grid drop for the next race.
- Colapinto admitted to a 'big mistake' caused by 'cold brakes, cold tyres' during the restart, apologizing to Gasly and Norris for being 'completely out of control.' He locked up under braking and ploughed into his teammate's car.
- Norris demanded a race ban for Colapinto, telling Sky Sports, 'There's just some drivers that shouldn't be in Formula 1,' and criticized the FIA for not being strict enough about careless driving that cost him his race.
- Race winner George Russell and Max Verstappen, who finished second, disagreed with calls for a suspension, noting that 'cold tyres, a very small mistake can have big consequences' during safety-car restarts. Russell said a ban would be 'too harsh.'
- The retirement leaves Norris 116 points behind standings leader Kimi Antonelli, complicating his title defense after recent losses in Italy and Spain. Colapinto faces a five-place grid penalty at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia next weekend.
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Lando Norris says some drivers ’shouldn’t be in F1’ after Franco Colapinto sets off multi-car crash
Lando Norris criticised the standard of some Formula 1 drivers after Franco Colapinto triggered a chain-reaction crash at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday, forcing the defending champion to retire.
Franco Colapinto should be given a one-race ban, Formula One world champion Lando Norris said after he was hit by an Alpine driver at a restart behind the safety car in Baku. The McLaren driver was eliminated and remains 116 points behind championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli, BTA reported. "If you cause a crash at a restart like that, you should be given at least one race ban," Norris said, quoted by DPA. "The FIA should be stricter with th…
Lando Norris is pissed off after the heavy accident with Franco Colapinto in Baku and even demands a race lock for the Argentinean. The world champion made it clear that such a driving style has nothing to do with him "in Formula 1.
The Britishman, forced to give up after the Argentinian hook-up, believes that Colapinto deserves to be suspended from a race.
In Baku, Formula 1 World Champion Lando Norris loses important points in the fight for the World Cup classification. The responsibility for this is with competitor Franco Colapinto. He clears out two cars with his Alpine. Norris is very angry.
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