Lando Norris has 'no complaints' with Daniel Ricciardo fastest lap point ‘steal’

Lando Norris has no problem wit♌h what h﷽e branded as being "smart play" by Red Bull in Singapore.

Lando Norris
Lando Norris

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris says he has no complaints with168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Daniel Ricciardo taking the fastest lap bonus point off him in the F1 Singapore Grand Prix.

The RB driver made a late third visit to the pits for a new set of soft 🐼tyres at the end of Sunday’s race and proceeded to set the fastest lap on the f✱inal tour, which had been held by McLaren’s Norris.

In doing so, Ricciardo snatched a point away from Norris and McLaren, helping 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen and Red Bull ✨- who share the same owner as sister team RB - ♎in their respective championship fights.

Norris’s victory over Versta♚ppen in Singapore has seen hi♛m cut the Dutchman’s championship advantage down to 52 points with six races remaining.

Asked what his reaction was when he heard that Ricciardo had got the fastest lap, the 24🅷-year-old Briton replied: “Well done, Daniel. I don't know.

“Nothing I can do is good on him. I did my best at trying to get a quicker lap wheꦍn the tyres were in a good condition in the middle. But I can't have them all, you know.

“I've done my best at trying to get quicker laps over the last few weekends and I've been able to get them more often than not.🅠 But I can't, on a hard tyre in the middle of a stint, beat a guy on a new soft. That's just life.”

Daniel Ricciardo snatched the fastest lap right at the death
Daniel Ricciardo snatched the fastest lap right at the death

Although there is no evidence that Red Bull order🗹ed RB to pit Ricciardo, the consequences of the decision which ultimately aided Verstappen’s title bid has raised ꧃ethical questions.

Pushed on whether he thinks it was unfair, Norris responded: “That's how it's been in Formula 1 fo𝄹r, I don't know, 𓃲probably since before I was born, so... Nothing to complain about.

“There's been races in the past when other people have been racing. We try to take it away from others. So, yes, the logical thing to do. The smart play by them. Happy for 🧔Daniel. That's all.”

Ricciardo, who is expected to lose his RB seat to168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Liam Lawson for the upcoming United States Grand Prix, joked he⛦ expects a Christmas present from Re🎶d Bull.

“Part of me is – I don’t mean this against La🐬ndo – but part of me is hoping Max wins by one point, because I think I guaranteed myself a really nice Christmas present if so,” he to💞ld Sky.

“It’s just, I think obviously, yeah, it’s with a little bit of Red Bull in mind. But maybe just to have one last crack at doing a fast one, if it is to be iওt.”

Red Bull team principal Christian H🐟orn🌱er also acknowledged the potential importance of Ricciardo’s actions.

“Daniel, we know his capabilities, we know exactly🃏 what he’s done,” Horner told the official F1 channel.

“He showed, again, with that final lap that he did that which o🃏bviously was valuable to us because obviously it takes the point off Lando.”

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