Red Bull team principal Christian Horner suggests Lando Norris was trying to create an opportunity to heavily impact Max Verstappen’s race in their battle at the Austrian Grand Prix. Norris was trying to overtake Verstappen in the final stint of the race after a slow pit stop brought the Red Bull driver into range in the fight for the win, and had multiple failed attempts to pass at Turn 3. In one attack, Norris ran wide in what was his fourth track limits violation – earning him a five-second time penalty – and Horner says that makes the contact that followed ‘frustrating’ from his perspective.
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