{"id":297301,"date":"2023-10-26T20:09:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T20:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297301"},"modified":"2023-10-26T20:09:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T20:09:25","slug":"norris-accused-of-giving-verstappen-preferential-treatment-in-hamilton-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/norris-accused-of-giving-verstappen-preferential-treatment-in-hamilton-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Norris accused of giving Verstappen preferential treatment in Hamilton battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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F1 team owner turned pundit Peter Windsor has claimed that Lando Norris is giving favourable treatment to close friend Max Verstappen during their battles on track when compared to his fights with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n

The three drivers were locked into a fight for the victory at the United States Grand Prix last time out with Hamilton forced to battle past Norris on his way to the reigning world champion and race leader during the final stint.<\/p>\n

When defending from Hamilton in the closing stages, Norris opted for an aggressive defensive line on the run down to the turn-one hairpin, forcing Hamilton to jolt out wide and get the move done with the cutback.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This was a much more aggressive defence than he offered against Verstappen earlier in the race with the Dutchman taking the lead from McLaren\u2019s star man following a move at turn 12. Norris offered a fightback around the outside at turn 13, but the Red Bull driver shut the door and scampered off up the road.<\/p>\n

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Discussing Norris\u2019 defending, Windsor suggested: \u201cI suppose deep down inside Lando probably thinks, you know, Max is this incredible guy that seems impossible to beat and I suppose he does always treat Max with a lot of respect.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess with Lewis he\u2019s thinking, you know, I\u2019m one of the young British new superstars and Lewis is one of the older British superstars and I\u2019m not afraid to race with this guy, I think it\u2019s more that, probably.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think in general, Lando is pretty good in terms of racecraft and ethics on the track. I think if somebody asked me what do you think about Lando\u2019s racecraft and how he drives with other cars, I\u2019d say generally he\u2019s very, very good.<\/p>\n

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