Max Verstappen hints at bias against him in reference to Lando Norris’ F1 Qatar GP penalty

F1 Grand Prix of Qatar - Sprint & Qualifying (Source: Getty)

Lando Norris was penalized with a 10-second stop-go penalty at the 2024 Qatar GP as the McLaren driver failed to slow down under a double waved yellow. However, the penalty has been debated by the F1 community as being too harsh on the Briton. Max Verstappen reacted to the penalty and hinted at bias against him.

Verstappen said during the post-race press conference (via PlanetF1):

“I knew that I lifted because I saw the double yellow. And I know that, of course, if I wouldn’t have lifted, it would have been investigated straight away. So you’re just on it. I asked if he lifted because he had a DRS, I think, from a backmarker at the same time as well.”