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Lando Norris aims dig at Red Bull and Christian Horner as bitter row continues at Las Vegas Grand Prix

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Published 13:57 23 Nov 2024 GMT

Lando Norris aims dig at Red Bull and Christian Horner as bitter row continues at Las Vegas Grand Prix

Lando Norris endured a tough qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

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McLaren star Lando Norris appeared to aim a slight dig at Christian Horner and Red Bull at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

On Friday in Sin City, Mercedes driver George Russell stunned fans as he placed his Mercedes on pole position for Saturday night's race.

Prior to the race weekend, all the talk surrounded the title fight between Norris and Max Verstappen.

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The Dutchman will secure his fourth successive Formula 1 world title if he manages to finish ahead of Norris.

Over the last few months, both Red Bull and McLaren have been in the centre of legality rows, with both teams taking aim at each other regarding different parts on their cars.

Earlier in the month, it was reported that Red Bull had alerted F1's governing body, the FIA, that McLaren may have been using an illegal trick to cool their tyres.

As reported by Auto Motor und Sport, via Planet F1, Red Bull accused McLaren and other teams of filling tyres with water in order to help with cooling.

In addition, there were different parts of the McLaren car that received complaints over legality issues but ultimately, the FIA only ordered the Papaya team to change their rear wing.

Meanwhile, McLaren complained about Red Bull's ride height device, which allowed them to lower the height of their car, making it more aerodynamic.

This is only allowed to be used between practice and qualifying, but the RB20 does give the team access to the device via a bib at the front of the floor when in parc ferme conditions.

Lando Norris will start behind Max Verstappen at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Image
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Speaking after qualifying, Norris, who will start sixth, appeared to aim a dig at Red Bull and their team boss Horner.

As reported by Total Motorsport, Norris said of starting position: "I know it’s incredible. Especially because we have the fastest car by a mile, right?

"So weird. Maybe it’s the water in the tyres or something. All of this stuff. They’re right about everything."

He added: "It’s just this very low grip just doesn’t suit us, doesn’t suit our characteristic of car. We have to drive the car on the perfect limit if we want to be quick. It takes a lot to get everything out of our car.

"Normally when we do we can be quick, here, it’s just too difficult to get everything out of the car. Every lap there’s another issue, or a different issue, and it was just too much of a challenge.

"It’s been a challenge the last two days. Nothing’s changed from yesterday. It’s just others have turned up and gone lower fuel and things like that."

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Lando Norris, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Formula 1

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