Fl fans were left raging after McLaren driver Lando Norris reported Max Verstappen for overtaking under the virtual safety car at the end of the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. It was a diametrically opposite result for the two championship contenders’ in Baku, as the British driver was able to finish P4 while the three-time world champion finished a place behind him.
Norris for a third consecutive race passed Verstappen on track to finish ahead of him and eat in to the points gap between the two. At the end of the race, the 24-year-old noticed that his title rival overtook both him and George Russell under VSC conditions and informed his team of the same on the radio.
Norris said:
“Max is overtaking everyone. It’s still a VSC, right? I don’t know if it still matters or not, but it’s still a VSC.”
The incident was reported to the stewards who cleared the Red Bull driver of any wrongdoing as the race had finished and the Dutchman was overtaking after the chequered flag had been waved.
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Following this, Fl fans took to social media to share their reactions to Norris’s team radio, with some criticizing the Brit for his actions in Baku.
One fan said,
“What a snake”
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Another added,
“He will get karma for this. With friends like that, who needs enemies?”
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Some fans, on the other hand, opined that Max Verstappen would have done the same.
“It may have been snakey of Lando considering Max was just congratulating him but I’ve no doubt Max would do the same if it meant his title rival would lose points, the game is the game,” said one fan.
“Max would have done the same TBF,” said another fan.
“I love this version of Lando, wants to win at all costs. I’m sure Max would have done the exact same thing,” wrote another fan.
