Norris retired at the beginning of Saturday’s 19-lap contest after tangling with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll, with the second Aston of Fernando Alonso and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton additionally caught up in a four-way melee.
After exiting his stricken McLaren, which sustained ground and rear-end injury, Norris crossed the circuit to return to the pitlane on foot however did so with out permission from the marshals.
FIA’s race stewards have due to this fact handed Norris a reprimand in addition to a €50,000 nice for crossing a reside monitor, half of which is suspended till the Briton commits the same offence.
“After crashing out of the race in Lap 1, the driving force of automobile 4 deserted his automobile within the run off space and walked again to the pits,” the stewards’ verdict learn.
“He thereby crossed the monitor that was reside presently. He didn’t have permission from the marshals to take action.
“In the course of the listening to the driving force of automobile 4 realised that the scenario might have been very harmful for him.
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, crosses the monitor on foot after a crash on the opening lap
Picture by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
“The Stewards strengthened the truth that crossing a reside monitor may cause extraordinarily harmful conditions and the drivers need to be very cautious about it.
“Along with imposing a big nice (which is suspended in components), the Stewards additionally reprimand the driving force allowing for that receiving a sure variety of reprimands throughout a season will draw a big driving penalty in accordance with Article 18.2 of the FIA Method One Sporting Rules.”
There may be precedent for the scope of the penalty, with Mercedes’ Hamilton handed an similar punishment after crossing a reside monitor eventually yr’s Qatar GP.
It’s Norris’ first reprimand of the 2024 season, with 5 reprimands leading to an automated grid penalty.
Nevertheless, that rule solely applies if at the very least 4 of the 5 reprimands have been handed out for driving infringements, which Norris’ Miami offence doesn’t fall underneath.
Norris’ team-mate Oscar Piastri rescued three factors for McLaren by ending sixth within the dash.