Overview

• Track limits were tightly enforced at COTA, with three strikes preceding a five-second penalty.
• Norris said he reached three strikes early, which forced him to drive cautiously to avoid a time penalty.
• He says the third strike came at Turn 13 as he ran wide trying to pass Leclerc and that he gained no advantage.
• More than half the field recorded strikes across seven corners, and gusty conditions increased the difficulty of staying within the white lines.
• He finished second behind Max Verstappen, with Leclerc third, as debate over stewarding discretion continued after a sprint incident raised by George Russell.