After a delayed last pit stop for Red Bull, Norris was battling the world champion for the lead in the final laps and believed Verstappen had moved under braking multiple times to defend his position.
When a brutal race for the win at the Austrian Grand Prix resulted in a crash that halted both of their races, Lando Norris accused his friend and current closest opponent, Max Verstappen, of unfair driving that was “just a bit reckless” and “a little bit desperate.”
Since the Miami Grand Prix in early May, the two have emerged as the dominant forces in Formula 1, but they had not challenged the lead wheel-to-wheel on the track until this past weekend at the Red Bull Ring.
Verstappen prevailed in their first match, a sprint race, and Norris chastised himself for being “pretty stupid.” Their battle eventually came to a head in a frenzied 12-lap bout a little more than 24 hours later.
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