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 Pink Bull once they got here to blows on lap 64.
Verstappen squeezed Norris on the entry to Flip 3 they usually made contract – with each selecting up punctures and needing to return to the pits because of this.
Whereas Verstappen was in a position to proceed, and was later given a 10-second penalty for having triggered the collision, McLaren driver Norris needed to retire as a result of subsequent injury his flailing tyre had triggered.
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 struggle to Verstappen.
“I reviewed every part, we’ve gone over stuff, and let’s say I gained’t actually change what I did,” he mentioned.
“I used to be combating, and that’s what we would like – we need to struggle!
“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 typically.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, retires within the pits after contact with Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, while battling for the lead
Photograph by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
“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 look ahead to these occasions.”
Whereas opinion between followers is split about who was guilty for the incident, Norris acknowledged that within the warmth of wheel-to-wheel competitors it may be tough typically to be pinpoint positive of the place your automotive is.
“It’s robust,” he mentioned. “It’s lots tougher to do some issues if you’re behind the wheel.
“It’s by no means as straightforward as saying, ‘Why did you try this? Why didn’t you do that?’ As a result of if you’re within the automotive and also you’re making these selections…”
He added: “It’s so laborious to be as correct as what it seems to be like on TV. So when it’s these two centimetres that it ought to be or stuff like that, it’s nearly inconceivable to guage.
“However that’s what it’s, that’s the competitors we’re in opposition to, and we like it. We need to exit and race laborious and we would like 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 feel it’s good for everybody watching.”
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