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Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team

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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38

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Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari

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Pierre Gasly, Alpine F1 Team

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George Russell, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team

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Charles Leclerc, Scuderia Ferrari

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Tiffany Cromwell and Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber

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Andrea Stella, Team Principal, McLaren F1 Team

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Liam Lawson, Visa Cash App RB F1 Team

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing

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Nico Hulkenberg, Haas F1 Team

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Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing

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Jock Clear, Senior Performance Engineer, Scuderia Ferrari with Mattia Binotto, CEO and CTO, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber

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Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team

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Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing Nico Hulkenberg, Haas F1 Team Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team

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Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber

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Andy Cowell, Group CEO, Aston Martin F1 Team, on the grid

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McLaren MCL38 front wing detail

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Alpine A524 chassis detail

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Red Bull Racing RB20 steering wheel of Sergio Perez

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Haas VF-24 nose detail

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Alpine A524 front bib detail

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Mercedes F1 W15 front bib detail

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Haas VF-24 front bib detail

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McLaren MCL38 front bib detail

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Mercedes F1 W15 front wing detail

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The grid with a view of Turn 1 ahead of the Sprint

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Nico Hulkenberg, Haas F1 Team, gets out of the car on the grid

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Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber, removes his helmet on the grid

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Lance Stroll, Aston Martin F1 Team, on the grid

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McLaren pit stop wheel gun

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Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber, on the grid

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, on the grid

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Shaboozey and Gordon Ramsey pose in front of the car of Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, on the grid

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Zhou Guanyu, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber, removes his helmet on the grid

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, the rest of the field at the start of the Sprint

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, the rest of the field at the start of the Sprint race

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, the rest of the field at the start of the Sprint race

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-24, the rest of the field at the start of the Sprint race

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, the rest of the field at the start of the Sprint race

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15, the rest of the field away

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Race start, as drivers race into the first corner

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, the remainder of the field at the start of the Sprint

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, the rest of the field at the start of the Sprint race

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44 battles with Zhou Guanyu, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20, 1st position, in Parc Ferme

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 1st position, Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari, 2nd position, congratulate each other in Parc Ferme

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 1st position, Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari, 2nd position, chat in Parc Ferme

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Team

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 1st position, Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, 3rd position, chat in Parc Ferme

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari, 2nd position, celebrates in Parc Ferme

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Sting with the Sprint top 3: Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 1st position, Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari, 2nd position, Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, 3rd position

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Marshals clear away the car of Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
The car of Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44, is moved away on a flatbed truck

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Haas VF-24 technical detail

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Ferrari SF-24 front wing detail

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Red Bull Racing RB20 technical detail

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Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44 wooden plank detail

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Alpine A524 front wing detail

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Mercedes F1 W15 technical detail

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Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President, FIA

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Oscar Piastri, McLaren F1 Team

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Mattia Binotto, CEO and CTO, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber, watches down the pit lane

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Ferrari SF-24 technical detail

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Haas F1 Team pitstop wheel guns

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Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber

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Mondo Duplantis and his fiancée Desiré Inglander

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Pato O'Ward, Reserve Driver, McLaren F1 Team

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W15

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W15

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Esteban Ocon, Alpine A524

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Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44

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George Russell, Mercedes F1 W15

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20

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Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL38

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

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Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24

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Pole man Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, parks his car in Parc Ferme

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Lando Norris, McLaren

2024 United States Grand Prix - Saturday
Pole man Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, celebrates in Parc Ferme

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Liam Lawson, Visa Cash App RB F1 Team, and Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Team

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Charles Leclerc, Scuderia Ferrari

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team for Sky Sports F1

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Oscar Piastri, McLaren F1 Team, chats with Pole man Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, in Parc Ferme

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Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, receives his Pirelli Pole Position Award from Pole Vaulter Armand Duplantis

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Top three qualifiers Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, pole man Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari

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Lando Norris, McLaren

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McLaren’s Lando Norris has been cleared by the FIA of any wrongdoing in his last-lap battle with Charles Leclerc in the Austin sprint race, having been accused of moving under braking.

The Briton had been under investigation by the stewards at Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix for potentially erratic driving.

He had been battling with Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Leclerc for a podium position in the closing stages of the race, as his tyres faded.

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Having lost second place to Sainz after the first corner on the last lap when he locked up and ran wide, Norris then had a fight on his hands to keep hold of third place from Leclerc.
His Monegasque rival tried to make a move up the inside through the complex at Turns 14 and 15, but aborted after Norris firmly shut the door on him. After getting his car back under control, Leclerc came on the team radio to accuse Norris of having moved under braking.
Leclerc dropped back from there, meaning that Norris eventually came home in third – two places behind his title rival Max Verstappen.
But shortly after the race, the FIA announced that Norris was under investigation for potentially erratic driving on the final lap.
Norris himself said he did not know what the issue was, because that sequence of corners involves the need to brake while turning through the corner.
Asked for his response to the FIA investigation, Norris said: “I don't know where....oh the one where you have to turn and brake the whole way around?
“I mean, you brake in the corner. So, it makes sense.”
Following a review of video and data evidence, the stewards concluded that there was nothing wrong with what Norris did in that sequence – so saw no need to take the matter further.
A statement issued after its hearing said: "There did not appear to be any significant changes of direction under braking, and the move at Turn 15 was a legitimate defending move by the driver of Car 4. In Turn 1, Car 4 locked up under braking and went wide, losing a position."
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

Photo by: Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Images

No Ferrari fight

While Norris had appeared to be Verstappen’s main challenger early on in the sprint, he said that ultimately he had no chance of gunning for the lead nor holding back Ferrari.
“I didn't think I would ever be able to get Max,” said Norris. “We've been struggling a bit all weekend, so my chances of getting Max were tough. But I did the best I could to manage my tyres and things like that.
“At the end of the race, the Ferraris were another level compared to us, so I did my best to try and hold on - but there was pretty much zero chance I would ever hold on to second place today.”
Norris felt that the sprint race form had confirmed that McLaren was not as quick as it wanted to be at the Austin track.
“We've put up a good fight, but we just don't have the pace this weekend,” he said.
“So yeah, maybe some changes to make into qualifying and then for the race tomorrow. I think maybe similar [pace] to Max, but for the Ferraris, we're quite a chunk behind.”

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