Max Verstappen “knew what he was doing” with his braking into Turn 12 against Lando Norris at COTA, but McLaren were “silly” not to give him the place back. That is the opinion of ex-W Series racer turned Channel 4 F1 pundit Alice Powell,

Lando Norris missed out on the United States Grand Prix podium and lost ground to Max Verstappen in the F1 title race as a result of a late penalty while duelling with the Dutchman

McLaren's Andrea Stella criticized Formula One stewards on Sunday for what he said was an "inappropriate" U.S. Grand Prix penalty that seriously dented Lando Norris's title hopes. Norris was waging a thrilling duel with title rival Max Verstappen for third place and overtook the Red Bull four laps from the end,

Max Verstappen has no sympathy for McLaren’s point of view over his late-race clash with Lando Norris in Austin, after all, they “complain about a lot lately”. McLaren were unhappy with Verstappen’s defending at the United States Grand Prix as he twice forced Norris off the track when the Briton attacked him for position.

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Norris had been chasing Verstappen for third place for most of the second stint of the COTA's 56-lap race when he attacked his championship rival around the outside of the Turn 12