Norris Surprised by Outrage Over Coverage Fail During Vettel/Gasly Duel

Lando Norris has made quite the impression in Formula One. In just three seasons in F1, he has three podiums to his name, two of which have come this year. He’s been at the helm of McLaren’s recent rise, which includes a third place finish in the constructor’s standings in 2020.

Coming off a podium in the Monaco Grand Prix, Norris appeared on his Twitch channel to connect with his subscribers. He talked about the battle between Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly, terming it “the only exciting part of the race.”

Lando Norris baffled with the coverage of the Vettel-Gasly battle

Despite a lack of on-track overtakes, Monaco served up an exciting race on Sunday. One of the most exciting parts of the race was the battle between Vettel and Gasly.

After pitting in Lap 33, Vettel exited the pits to find himself locked in a tussle for fifth with Gasly. Although the battle lasted only three corners, Vettel took fifth after keeping Gasly behind heading into the Massenet corner.

However, fans across the world witnessed a replay of Lance Stroll during this exciting battle.

While Norris was far ahead of this scrap for fifth, he admits to hearing about this incident. Speaking on his Twitch channel, he expressed his opinion on the coverage during the battle.

He said, “Yeah, I heard about the Stroll thing. When Vettel came out alongside Gasly, I think it was. And then they cut to the replay of Stroll. And I was like, ‘The only overtake. The only action for the whole race?'”

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Norris on Monaco: It’s the same every year

Monaco isn’t a race known for overtakes. Although it holds enormous prestige on the F1 calendar, Saturdays are often more exciting than Sundays in the Principality.

In his Twitch stream, Norris also talked about being baffled by fans’ excitement for the race. “I mean, what do you expect? Monaco is like that every year. Don’t know why everyone like gets so excited for a great race and it’s like oh. It’s the same every year.”

With Baku coming closer, Norris will hope to continue his good run of form in the second street race of the calendar. Can the Briton be part of another podium battle in the “Land of Fire”?