Five seconds can be nothing. But in this case, they mean a lot. Lando Norris is surpassed at the end of F1 United States GP in Max Verstappen and can leave Austin with a haul of one point more overall for the entire weekend than the Dutchman.
But a controversial and incomprehensible 5-second penalty for his overtaking maneuver Verstappen took the podium from him, gave third place to Max and was able to drastically change the direction of the battle in the early positions of 2024 F1 World Championship classification after the United States GP. Norris went off track to take his place on Max, but so did Verstappen. He left the asphalt at that moment in that match. The two went out and Lando won the position, but the stewards decided to punish the British.
Not only does this make the title more complicated for the Brit in Austin, but it also does Leclerc is dangerously close to him in the 2024 F1 World Championship classification after the United States GP after the victory the Monegasque achieved by taking advantage of an aggressive action by Verstappen that damaged Lando and Sainz at the start and opened the doors to the lead and victory.
The 2024 F1 World Championship classification after the United States GP
- Max Verstappen (Ned/Red Bull) 354 points
- Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren) 297 points
- Charles Leclerc (Mon/Ferrari) 275 points
- Oscar Piastri (Aus/McLaren) 247 points
- Carlos Sainz (Esp/Ferrari) 215 points
- Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 177 points
- George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 167 points
- Sergio Pérez (Mex/Red Bull) 150 points
- Fernando Alonso (Esp/Aston Martin) 62 points
- Nico Hülkenberg (Ale/Haas) 29 points
- Lance Stroll (Can/Aston Martin) 24 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (Jap/RB) 22 points
- Alexander Albon (Tai/Williams) 12 points
- Daniel Ricciardo (Aus/RB) 12 points
- Pierre Gasly (Fra/Alpine) 8 points
- Kevin Magnussen (Din/Haas) 8 points
- Oliver Bearman (GBR/Ferrari and Haas) 7 points
- Esteban Ocon (Fra/Alpine) 5 points
- Franco Colapinto (ARG/Williams) 5 points
- Liam Lawson (NZL/RB) 2
- Guanyu Zhou (Chn/Kick Sauber) 0 points
- Valtteri Bottas (Fin/Kick Sauber) 0 points
- Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams) 0 points
Source: La Verdad
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