Lando Norris raged at the FIA for the “worst rule ever” in F1, which according to him was the permission to change tyres under a red flag.
Norris had another disastrous weekend in Saudi Arabia, but this time, it came through no fault of his. He was in a good position and looked set to bag many points, but ended up worse off because of a controversial decision from the stewards.
A Safety Car saw multiple drivers including the young Englishman box for new tyres. However, the race was then red-flagged under controversial circumstances, allowing those who stayed out the choice of a free pit stop.
The restart saw those who pitted come out with a massive disadvantage. As a result, Norris raged at the FIA for the “worst rule ever” in F1.
“Probably the worst rule ever invented by someone, the red flag, being able to change tyres under a red flag,” he told Sky Sports, as quoted by the Express.
“I don’t feel like it’s deserved in a way, it’s just complete luck, and it’s luck that doesn’t need to be given to someone and that’s pretty much what it is, just given to someone.”
Undeserved loss
“Just ruined our race today, feels like you do so much just to get it all taken away,” he continued his rant.
“It sucks, because the team did a good job, I thought the car was pretty decent, but this crap rule ruins everything.
“I just feel like it’s such an unfair thing, they should still have to do that pit stop, it should be more just unlucky rather than getting lucky,” he concluded.
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