Lando Norris thinks a 'stupid rule' has prevented him from joining Carlos Sainz on the podium at the Italian Grand Prix. When a race suspended via a red flag, as seen after Charles Leclerc's huge crash at Parabolica, Appendix 41.4 of the Sporting Regulations state: 41.4 Whilst the race is suspended: a) Neither the race nor the timekeeping system will stop, however, in accordance with Article 5.3 the length of the race suspension will be added to the maximum two hour period. b) Cars may be worked on once they have stopped in the fast lane but any such work is restricted to that listed in i) to ix) below and must not impede the resumption of the race. i) Starting the engine and any directly...
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