Verstappen vs. Norris Got Spicy In Austin and Mexico City

With the championship in the balance, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris both got their elbows out in Austin and Mexico City! Take a look at their back-to-back battles at the United States and Mexico City Grand Prix, which culminated in both drivers getting penalised.

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[thekyuwa]

I love how everybody is focused on this Max and Norris drama, meanwhile Ferrari just keeps getting better, wins races and may very well steal the constructors' championship.

[niemoikein]

Bring back drive through penalties and stop-and-go’s. Forget about these lenient 5 and 10 second penalties.

[TheTapMusic]

Max is definitely playing the long game. The penalties he served in Mexico feel calculated, Max is a smart enough driver to know that if he can keep Lando on the back foot (by forcing him off track), he's got enough of a points gap to win the championship in spite of any penalties he's given. If anything, these incidents just point to the FIA needing to get their stewarding together and decide how to judge those incidents.

[Jacob_uhh]

max acting like the bully in middle school that “didn’t realize” bullying is bullying

[yodukenukem]

You are always ahead on the apex, if you just don’t brake at all and just go straight through…

[joemercedeschannel]

Honestly this season brings a few flashbacks of Hamilton Vs Verstappen from 2021. Mclaren have improved quite a lot in the past year and are now challenging Red Bull who are falling down quite a lot.

[gophercakes]

But, thankfully, no one was swearing.

[NoName-dxdj]

You will almost never see max fighting wheel to wheel with others for more than 3 corners. He justs drives you into whatever is outside the track. Gravel, run-off area or the wall

[richardpawl]

Simple strategy, Norris can't win if him and Verstappen crash every race, so every time Norris tries to pass Verstappen, Verstappen is going to try to force him off track or cause an accident. Obviously the FIA is playing dumb but that is exactly what is going on.

[Orange_Flavor_Pizza]

Alonso said - all the time you have to.leave the space

[superjarri]

The "if you are in the inside you can do whatever you want" rule has to go away. This is ridiculous.

[MrAmogill]

This is not spicy, it’s just petty driving from Max V

[Dario.]

It took only 3 seasons for Max to finally get penalised for his "special move"

[shuggiemcg]

He clearly tried twice to take Norris out of the race!

[NastyTete]

We all knew this is what he was going to do lol I wish this was the case in 2021

[ormonde]

Lando quickly learning that Max will use his WC points advantage as leverage to push beyond waht's fair and clean racing. Excelent defensive driving from him today

[andredornelles]

00:20 of course that’s the highest points deficit in f1 history, previously you had 10 races per year and winner got 5 points and a pint of diesel to drink

[btimec]

Glad people are starting to see that max does this all the time. Divebombing is his signature move. A heavy handed and dangerous way to compete.

[gasmangrowshow]

Monza 2021, Brazil 2021, Saudi Arabia 2021🤔NOW he gets called dangerous 😂😂😂

[EversonBernardes]

There's another aspect of the Austin issue I haven't seen covered much: before the corner Lando was already ahead by a full car. At what point Max goes from a defending driver to an attacking driver?