Lando Norris said he did not see the yellow flags, signaling that he should slow down, which led to him receiving a crushing 10-second stop-go penalty that wrecked his hopes of success in Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix.

An ugly bust-up between Qatar Grand Prix winner Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ George Russell; Lando Norris apologising for “f-----g up” the race; McLaren hitting out at the FIA for what they perceived to be a “disproportionate penalty” for their driver;

McLaren boss Andrea Stella said he could not understand the decision to hand Lando Norris an “unbelievably harsh” penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix and called for a sense of proportion to be shown to drivers.

The FIA has explained the reasons behind Lando Norris’ severe penalty during Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix and the delay in deploying the safety car. Following the penultimate race of the Formula One season at Lusail,

Norris collected one of the harshest penalties in the rule book for ignoring yellow flags at the Qatar Grand Prix. Read more at straitstimes.com.