Norris said the heat of the moment produced statements he no longer believes in.
Lando Norris had heated comments for Max Verstappen after the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend which resulted in the two cars making contact and Norris retiring from the race. Verstappen finished first."I don't think needed to apologize," Norris said on Thursday. "I think some of the things I said in the pen after the race were just more because I was frustrated at time, a lot of adrenaline, a lot of just emotions.
"It wasn't like a hit, it wasn't like an obvious bit of contact, it was probably one of the smallest bits of contact you could have, but with a pretty terrible consequence for both of us." Before the collision that resulted in retirement for McLaren, Norris and Verstappen battled a turn that saw Verstappen go wide to maintain his position. Norris, on team radio, said he believed the position was rightly his because he was leading at the apex. Verstappen, on Red Bull's radio, said he felt that Norris, "dive bombed," him, and that the position was his.
Later, the collision gave George Russell the lead, which he would hold until the end of the race. The McLaren came away in worse shape than the Red Bull. "Let's not waste milage," Norris suggested, while Verstappen and Red Bull swapped tires and kept racing. Verstappen had some issues on track, but did enough to stay in the points. He also got a point for logging the fastest lap of the race.
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