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McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes that the two 10-second time penalties handed to Max Verstappen for his moves on Lando Norris during the Mexico City Grand Prix were “probably not enough”, with the American calling for “good clean racing moving forward”.
Norris had been chasing Verstappen in a fight for second place on Lap 10 when the Briton attempted an overtake around the outside in Turn 4. He was then pushed wide by his championship rival and subsequently ran across the grass, rejoining ahead of Verstappen.
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When Verstappen tried to retake the position into Turn 8, both he and Norris went wide which allowed Charles Leclerc to pass them and move into P2.
With the stewards investigating both incidents, it was firstly announced that Verstappen would serve a 10-second time penalty for forcing Norris off the track at Turn 4, while the news followed a few laps later that the Red Bull driver would receive a second 10-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage through Turn 8.
Verstappen served his 20 seconds worth of penalties at his pit stop, which dropped him down the order before he worked his way back up to a final result of sixth. Norris, meanwhile, snatched P2 from Leclerc in the latter stages and thus reduced Verstappen’s championship lead to 47 points.
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