Lando Norris says he’ll “lose respect” for Max Verstappen if the Dutchman maintains he did nothing improper of their controversial conflict in Components 1’s Austrian Grand Prix.
After a knife-edge battle for a number of laps, Norris and Verstappen lastly got here to blows on lap 64 of the Pink Bull Ring race, with the pair buying and selling glancing blows in Flip 3 that led to punctures for each.
Verstappen pitted and rallied to complete fifth, whereas Norris’s McLaren was too broken to proceed.
Afterwards Norris slammed a “desperate” and “reckless” Verstappen for shifting in a braking zone and initiating the contact, which the Pink Bull driver was handed a 10-second penalty for.
However he additionally expects an apology from Verstappen, who he has a cordial relationship with, after the Dutchman initially appeared to duck blame for incident.
When requested by Autosport if he was seeking to clear the air with Verstappen, Norris replied: “It isn’t for me to say, it is for him to say.
“I am making an attempt to drive a great, honest race. It is simply not what I bought in return from his aspect.
“I really feel like what he did was unfair from my aspect three of the occasions. No warning was issued. He did it once more the ultimate time and ruined each our races, in order that’s it.”
Following as much as the Sky Sports activities F1, he addoed: “If he says he did nothing improper, then I am going to lose loads of respect for that.”
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB20, leads Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38
Picture by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images
Verstappen mentioned he would discuss to Norris about their collision, however needed tempers to chill down earlier than sitting down along with his rival.
“We’ll discuss it, however not now. It isn’t the proper time, it is higher to chill down,” he mentioned.
“We’re all racing drivers. In fact, you do not wish to crash with one another. When you’re preventing for the lead, it is all the time powerful battles.
“It occurred at this time, which is in fact a disgrace. I am irritated, he is irritated. I believe that is honest.Â
“In fact, Lando and I’ve somewhat age hole, that is why we by no means actually raced towards one another in decrease classes in comparison with another drivers right here. However yeah, we’ll transfer on from right here.”