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Norris sticks by innocence over Canadian GP penalty

Norris stays satisfied he did nothing flawed to earn a penalty on the Canadian Grand Prix for “unsportsmanlike driving” by decreasing his tempo behind the Security Automobile. The crew requested a evaluate of the penalty ultimately weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, however the stewards rejected it as they deemed McLaren didn’t have sufficient new proof.

“There was sure conditions or issues that we introduced as much as assist the reasoning for why they need to relook into it,” Norris defined. “As soon as I re-looked at all the things that occurred, there was much more cause for there to not be a penalty. I nonetheless stand by that all the things I did was fully regular and proper and by the e book and so forth. What they counsel occurred, there’s no rule for it.”

“There’s nothing which makes what I did unsportsmanlike. And on the similar time, everybody is aware of that I’m not unsportsmanlike,” he added.

“They’ve now set a brand new precedent of what’s allowed and what’s not allowed and fairly a strict one. However we’ll see. I’m certain if they’re constant, which typically they’re not, there shall be a variety of penalties which are developing over the subsequent months if folks don’t abide by the brand new regulation, the brand new rule.”

Alpine and Mercedes verify new wings for Silverstone

Alpine and Mercedes will carry upgraded entrance wings for this weekend’s British Grand Prix.

Pierre Gasly mentioned Alpine’s is “positively going to carry us some efficiency, and hopefully Silverstone could be a observe that fits us a bit higher as Austria is at all times a bit explicit. I’m trying ahead to subsequent weekend and see what we get out of it.”

Mercedes’ trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin mentioned their improve “will hopefully transfer us a bit additional up the grid.”

Horner doubts transfer to lighter vehicles will occur

Purple Bull crew principal Christian Horner says the FIA is eager to handle considerations about F1 vehicles getting heavier, as the present minimal weight of 798kg is the best ever, however believes the 2026 energy models laws will make it harder.

“You heard lately the president’s remark about weight,” mentioned Horner. “That’s not a straightforward factor to scale back whenever you take a look at the rise in [battery] cell measurement that we’ve got, and so forth, and the cooling that clearly goes with that.”

Mercedes’ technical director James Allison lately proposed the FIA lowered the minimal weight to encourage groups to seek out methods to shed kilos off their vehicles. Horner likes the thought, however doubts it can win assist.

“It’s primarily what we did with the KERS in 2009, the place we elected to not [run] it, to take the burden benefit,” Horner mentioned in response to Allison’s concept. “It provides it extra of an engineering play on issues. It’s an attention-grabbing proposal. I doubt it might get, sadly, the assist it wants.”

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