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Norris hits out at ‘unfair' red flag penalty

Lando Norris Lando Norris has hit out at an 'unfair' penalty dished out on the back of qualifying for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Norris qualified sixth for Sunday’s race but will line up ninth after he was pinged for a red flag infringement. The incident occurred in Qualifying 1 when Antonio Giovinazzi crashed at Turn 15. On full throttle and near pit entry at the time the red flag was shown, Norris elected not to enter the lane and remained on track. “During the hearing the driver admitted that he lifted the throttle, braked and was committed to and able to enter the pitlane,” the stewards’ report states. “At that moment he was not sure what to do...
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