Lando Norris was among the drivers to say he did not agree with Fernando Alonso being punished for his role in George Russell crashing in Australia last time out.
While some drivers believed Alonso was deserving of
punishment, having been given a post-race drive-through penalty (converted to a
20-second time penalty), others did not – with McLaren driver Norris believing
his friend Russell “should have seen it coming” from the two-time World
Champion.
Lando Norris among drivers to disagree with Fernando Alonso
penalty
Nico Hulkenberg in particular spoke in support of the
punishment the Aston Martin driver received, questioning his story of a stuck
throttle after the race and adding he “wasn’t very impressed” with how he drove
at that corner.
Norris, meanwhile, explained that while Alonso’s driving was
unorthodox in that moment, he did not believe it was deserving of a penalty.
