{"id":25759,"date":"2024-10-25T08:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T12:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=25759"},"modified":"2024-10-25T08:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T12:34:00","slug":"lando-norris-will-change-approach-to-counter-verstappen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/10\/25\/lando-norris-will-change-approach-to-counter-verstappen\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Norris will “change approach” to counter Verstappen"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US GP was another controversial chapter added to this year’s title battle. Not for the first time in 2024, Norris lost out after a wheel-to-wheel engagement with Verstappen. After losing further ground in the standings, Lando Norris<\/a> believes adjustments are necessary.<\/p>\n

Norris to make changes in racing approach<\/h2>\n

Penalty decisions are becoming an increasingly common theme in post-race debate. Last weekend’s race in COTA was particularly polemic, with the FIA awarding several penalties across the field.<\/p>\n

These sanctions were often controversial – including the 5-second penalty awarded to Norris after his late-race overtake on Verstappen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Moving forward, drivers and teams are likely to look for clarity on the rules when racing wheel-to-wheel.<\/p>\n

Amidst these pic-picture conversations, Lando Norris was self-critical when assessing his battles with Verstappen this year:<\/p>\n

“I think Max is probably the best, and I\u2019ll probably say quite confidently.<\/em><\/p>\n

“He\u2019s the best in the world in this style of defence and attacking, and those kind of things,” <\/em>Norris explained to the media.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m going up against the best in the world and therefore I\u2019ve got to be at his level.<\/em><\/p>\n

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