Lando Norris has accused Max Verstappen of “ruining his personal race” by “not racing very sensible” after their newest wheel-to-wheel battle on the F1 Miami Grand Prix.
Norris completed second after battling his approach again by from sixth place after shedding locations in the beginning when he challenged pole sitter Verstappen for the lead into Flip 1.
The Briton complained that Verstappen had ran him off monitor however the stewards deemed that the transfer was honest and opted in opposition to taking any motion.
Norris and Verstappen had one other intense battle as he caught again as much as the Crimson Bull driver on his restoration drive to P2 behind McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.
Requested about his battle with Verstappen within the FIA press convention, Norris replied: “It was nice. He’s combating exhausting, nevertheless it’s as much as him to do this.
“He’s ruining his personal race. He’s not racing very sensible. We in all probability may have completed 1-2 immediately, and he didn’t due to that.
“So yeah, he’s combating, that’s all the time anticipated, however that’s what it’s.”
Norris and Verstappen do battle in Miami
Norris questioned Verstappen’s racing conduct instantly after Sunday’s race when he spoke in parc ferme.
“What can I say if I don’t go for it, individuals complain; if I’m going for it, individuals complain,” he stated.
“So, you possibly can’t win. However it’s actually this with Max, you already know, it’s, it’s crash or don’t go. And, you already know, until you get it actually proper and you place him within the good place, then you possibly can nearly get there.
“However I paid the value for not doing a ok job immediately, however I’m so pleased with second.”
Norris has now fallen 16 factors behind Piastri within the championship after the opening six rounds.
Piastri’s victory was his third in a row and fourth from six races this season.
