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Sky F1 commentators criticise race management after Norris compelled to drive previous truck
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Sky F1 commentators criticise race management after Norris compelled to drive previous truck

By Miles Cooper March 16, 2025
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Sky commentators and David Croft have been essential of race management for permitting a truck on observe and never throwing a crimson flag to cease the .

Pole-sitter claimed an at Albert Park within the first race of the 2025 season, holding off a late onslaught from Max Verstappen to win for McLaren.

Norris was jousting with teammate and residential hero Oscar Piastri for a lot of the grand prix earlier than the Australian slid off-track after a late downpour.

But in the midst of the race, after Fernando Alonso crashed his Aston Martin, Norris was seen main the pack round behind the protection automotive.

Bafflingly, Norris was compelled to drive previous a shifting lorry at flip 10, whereas the protection automotive even went off-line to keep away from the automobile.

Sky’s lead commentator Croft was unimpressed with the choice to not red-flag the race, given the truck on the circuit.

“To see Lando Norris driving alongside a lorry…I’m very stunned,” he stated.

“[You have] drivers sliding off, I don’t perceive why we’re nonetheless going round. It’s important to put security first. We haven’t obtained the cranes right here, it’s a must to take into consideration crimson flagging.”

Brundle agreed, including: “So am I. He [Norris] didn’t wish to go into the run off space, the probabilities of selecting up a puncture is big.

“You don’t usually observe the protection automotive off the racetrack.”

Sky F1 commentators criticise race management after Norris compelled to drive previous truck

Norris was driving behind the safety car at the same time (Getty Images)

But the top-three drivers have been all glad with the state of affairs, when requested concerning the lorry within the post-race press convention.

Verstappen stated: “I assumed it was tremendous, if you happen to crash behind the protection automotive, you’re actually silly.”

Norris replied; “You shouldn’t be in Components 1 then,” whereas Russell said: “Yeah, I feel it was tremendous.”

The subject is related to the game, given Pierre Gasly’s in Japan in 2022, which introduced again recollections of Jules Bianchi’s on the similar circuit in 2014.

Brundle has beforehand been very vocal about having diggers and vehicles on observe whereas vehicles are nonetheless going across the circuit, whether or not in yellow flag circumstances or not.

Russell accomplished the rostrum for the season-opener in Melbourne on Sunday, whereas might on his Ferrari debut in Melbourne.

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