McLaren lose bid to have Lando Norris penalty overturned

McLaren have failed in their bid to overturn Lando Norris’ penalty from the United States Grand Prix.

The team invoked a “right of review”, asking the stewards to look again at the turn 12 incident in Austin, where Norris was handed a five-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage while overtaking Max Verstappen in the closing stages.

That demoted the British driver below his title rival as the Dutchman extended his championship lead to 57 points.

Ahead of this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, Norris repeated his view that the penalty was unfair and said he believes Verstappen, who also left the track, was only ahead at the apex because he braked late and had no intention of making the corner.

McLaren felt they had a “a significant and new element that was unavailable to us at the time the decision was made” – which is the criteria needed for a right of review to proceed.

A video hearing with the stewards took place at 2.30pm local time (9.30pm BST) on Friday in Mexico City and the FIA later announced McLaren’s claim had been rejected as there was no “relevant new element”.

McLaren’s argument was based on their view that Norris had overtaken Verstappen before the braking zone and as such was not the attacking car, which was the basis on which the stewards had made their decision.

Reacting to the rejection of their right of review, McLaren said in a statement: “We disagree with the interpretation that an FIA document, which makes a competitor aware of an objective, measurable and provable error in the decision made by the stewards, cannot be an admissible “element” which meets all four criteria set by the ISC, as specified in Article 14.3.

“We will continue to work closely with the FIA to further