01
Jul
2023
McLaren requests right of review on Norris’ Canada F1 penalty
Norris dropped from 9th place to 13th and out of the points in Montreal after receiving the sanction for what the FIA deemed was unsportsmanlike behaviour.
This was in relation to what the FIA believed was a deliberate attempt during a safety car period to hold back rivals and get a buffer between himself and team-mate Oscar Piastri, who was ahead of him on track, so he did not lose time during a double stack stop.
That decision by the FIA left both Norris and the…