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McLaren has lodged an appeal with the F1 stewards over Lando Norris’s F1 penalty in the United States.
McLaren lodged a protest against the results of the United States Grand Prix due to Lando Norris receiving a five-second time penalty for overtaking Max Verstappen off-track. The team invoked their “right of review” under Article 14 of the International Sporting Code, entitling them to challenge the penalty. The hearing is scheduled for 1430 local time in Mexico [2130 BST] on Friday, October 25. The panel of stewards will first determine if McLaren has presented significant new evidence warranting a re-assessment of the penalty. If successful, the penalty will be reconsidered; if not, the Austin results will stand. The protest was prompted by the lap 52 penalty Norris received while battling Verstappen, with both drivers believing they followed F1’s overtaking rules. The penalty not only affected Norris’s race result but also increased the gap he needs to overcome in the championship to 57 points, with any concerned party permitted to attend the hearing.
