Some great racing throughout the pack. Wonderful to watch. Imagine if more of the teams had competitive cars, just how exciting it could be.
Norris must want to kick himself on these lousy starts he seems to be cursed with.. Max always there to take advantage, but his move at turn one backfired on him this time. Leclerc made the move and rightly claimed Victory.
I wish there would be more common sense rulings on these penalty's. Even the Sky announcers questioned some of the penalty's handed or not handed out, inconsistencies..
That 5 second penalty for Norris was unfair in my opinion, as he was forced to run out of bounds. His outside line running the entire way right beside Max, and he was to in far in to yield. He was forced off, by Max not wanting to race fairly, and give any room to Norris to do so If Max had left room he knew he would get passed. Not fair play in my opinion. In the judgement of the stewards, "Norris had not earned the right to the corner – so going off track was entirely of his own making". Seriously? Even Max was off the track he swung out so wide. No penalty for him for forcing a car off the track?
It probably would have just been considered hard racing in any other motorsport. I think it left some Americans in the audience scratching their heads.. This sure ain't NASCAR boys and girls.. No fights in the pits..
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