Max Verstappen said he had no sympathy for Lando Norris’ frustration over his penalty in yesterday’s United States Grand Prix.
“No, I don’t.” Verstappen said when asked if he sympathised with Norris’ situation.
“I mean, they complain about a lot lately anyway, but it’s very clear in the rules. Outside the white line, you cannot pass. I’ve been done for it as well in the past.”
Verstappen insisted there was no doubt Norris’ move was illegal. “I think it’s quite clear, you can’t overtake outside of the white line,” he said.
“I got done for it also here in, I think, 2017 or whatever it was. So I lost my podium like that. So I just remained calm, tried to do the best I could after that to bring the car to the end because it was not easy with the tyres and the situation that I was in.
"But overall I still really enjoyed that battle that we had.”
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