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Norris calls for harsher F1 penalties amid suspicions of deliberate rule breaches
McLaren driver Lando Norris finds it “silly” that the FIA’s leniency towards rule breaches often makes it advantageous for drivers to gain a five-second penalty for illegally overtaking a slower competitor, rather than getting stuck behind them. Norris’s comments came after his teammate Oscar Piastri lost a position to George Russell in the Austin sprint race due to what Piastri deemed a blatant off-track pass with a penalty. Norris revealed that drivers have repeatedly brought up this issue in the drivers’ briefings but their message doesn’t seem to have been received. He suggested that the FIA should either demand drivers give back any position gained illegally or increase the time penalty. Norris believes more severe penalties would deter drivers from taking advantage of such situations and prevent rule violations from going unpunished.
Source: motorsport
