Lando Norris has been cleared by the stewards following an investigation into whether or not he was “driving erratically” within the dash race.
The stewards examined the McLaren driver’s conduct as he scrapped with Charles Leclerc at flip 15 on the ultimate lap.
The incident occured as Norris got here beneath assault by the Ferrari drivers on the finish of the race. Norris complained of a lack of grip from his entrance tyres and was handed by Carlos Sainz Jnr at flip one as the ultimate lap started.
Norris then got here beneath assault from Leclerc. The Ferrari driver aimed to overhaul him at flip 15 however Norris lined the within of the nook.
Leclerc nearly bumped into the again of the McLaren and almost misplaced management of his automobile. He advised his staff on the radio Norris was “transferring beneath braking.”
“I didn’t count on him to do this,” Leclerc advised Sky afterwards. “Possibly within the warmth of the second I thought-about that it [was] transferring beneath braking, I’ve acquired to look again on the photographs.
“It appears to be on the restrict with the best way he took the road. However on the finish it’s racing as properly. So, he needed to maintain that place, I attempted, it was a detailed name, we almost crashed. However on the finish no person crashed and he completed in entrance.”
The stewards scrutinised footage of that incident, plus the second at flip one the place Sainz handed Norris, and knowledge from each moments. After contemplating the matter the stewards rejected Leclerc’s criticism and dominated Norris’ driving was throughout the guidelines.
“There didn’t seem like any vital adjustments of course beneath braking, and the transfer at flip 15 was a authentic defending transfer by the driving force of automobile 4 [Norris]. In flip one automobile 4 locked up beneath braking and went huge, shedding a place.
“Accordingly the stewards decide that there is no such thing as a erratic driving and therefore take no additional motion.”
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