Lando Norris has been demoted to ninth on the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix due to a red flag infringement in qualifying. The stewards summoned Norris after he failed to pit when the red flag was thrown for Antonio Giovinazzi’s crash in Q1, with the McLaren driver approaching the pit entry and having two wheels either side of the line before deciding to stay out. The regulations require a driver to immediately enter the pits and not complete a lap under red flags, but the stewards have handed Norris a three-place grid penalty rather than the usual five positions due to the timing of the incident.
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