P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Norris left ‘shouting and swearing’ when Perez ‘almost crashed’ into him
McLaren driver Lando Norris encountered a slow-moving Sergio Perez during the race at Suzuka, who had already made two pit stops due to damage from incidents with Lewis Hamilton and Kevin Magnussen. Norris, who was running behind Max Verstappen, questioned if Perez had a problem over team radio, as he was being held up by him. His engineer confirmed that Perez had multiple problems and another pit stop. Norris expressed his confusion and frustration, unsure if Perez was intentionally slowing him down or if he had a genuine issue. He couldn’t risk overtaking him under the Virtual Safety Car (VSC) conditions unless it was clear Perez had a problem. Norris eventually finished in second place, but the incident cost him valuable time.
Source: Crash
