Norris Calls for Colapinto Ban After Baku Restart Crash
Colapinto received a 10-second penalty after a restart crash sent Norris into the barriers and involved teammate Pierre Gasly, officials said.
- On Saturday, Alpine driver Franco Colapinto triggered a collision at Turn 1 during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, ending McLaren driver Lando Norris' race and earning a 10-second penalty.
- Colapinto locked up during a safety car restart on the 51-lap Baku circuit, colliding with teammate Pierre Gasly and admitting to a "big, big mistake" caused by cold brakes.
- Fuming after the race, Norris called for a ban, telling Sky Sports there are "some drivers that shouldn't be in Formula 1." Gasly said he was "struggling to process" the incident.
- The penalty now threatens Colapinto with a five-place grid drop for next week's race in Malaysia, branded as the Bahrain Grand Prix, while Norris trails standings leader Kimi Antonelli by 116 points.
- Diverging from Norris, race winner George Russell and Max Verstappen disagreed that Colapinto deserved a ban, citing safety-car restarts' unpredictability. The incident follows online abuse Gasly received from Colapinto fans after the Spanish Grand Prix.
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Formula 1 confirmed a sanction for Franco Colapinto for the incident that starred in the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan. The commissioners determined that the Argentine was responsible for the multiple crash that left Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris out of the race, so he will have to step back five positions on the starting grid of the next date, which will be held next weekend in Sepang, Malaysia, for the Bahrain Grand Prix, at its time suspended by t…
Lando Norris calls for F1 star to be banned after crash in Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Lando Norris has been left fuming after being taken out in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and called for Argentine driver Franco Colapinto to be banned.The world champion was running in eighth place when Colapinto crashed into his teammate Pierre Gasly after a safety car restart.An out-of-control Gasly slammed into Norris' McLaren, taking him out of the race and missing out on crucial points.The British driver has issued a fierce statement to Colapi…
World champion Lando Norris was really eaten up after his inexcusable break in the Formula 1 race of Azerbaijan. The McLaren driver then demanded a race penalty for Alpine rider Franco Colapinto.
The Argentinian Franco Colapinto triggers a chain reaction in Baku. In the end, world champion Lando Norris is also out. And the Englishman foams.
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