Norris ‘swearing’ in helmet over costly F1 Japan Perez VSC confusion

The McLaren driver was around five seconds behind race-leader Max Verstappen early in the race when the VSC was called out because of debris on the track after Perez had collided with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen.

As Norris approached Spoon Curve, he closed in on the very slow Perez, who was returning the pits to get his car repaired.

However, unsure about whether or not Perez had a problem, he had to back off to avoid the risk of getting a…