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Lando Norris was left far from happy with Sergio Perez when they made contact amid their battle for fourth place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Lando Norris criticized Sergio Perez for their contact at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, stating that Perez has a tendency to crash into a lot of people. They had a wheel-to-wheel battle for fourth place, but Perez collided with Norris at Turn 6 while attempting to overtake. Both drivers escaped damage, and Perez eventually overtook Norris on the next lap. However, Perez received a five-second time penalty for the incident, resulting in a drop from second to fourth place. Norris expected the contact as Perez pulled alongside him into the corner, and although it didn’t change his race, he acknowledged that it was a tough day for his team as they lacked the pace needed to catch the cars ahead. Nonetheless, Norris was still happy that his team surpassed Aston Martin, which was their target.
