Norris amazed by Verstappen’s P24-to-P9 Portimão recovery
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Lando Norris was too late to catch Verstappen’s final stint live, but the P24-to-P9 recovery surprised him after a drive-through penalty cost Verstappen Racing a podium chance.
During a Twitch livestream, Lando Norris realized he had missed the end of the GT World Challenge Europe race at Portimão before he could watch Max Verstappen’s final stint. Verstappen Racing’s ninth-place finish puzzled him: Norris recalled the team had been fifth when Verstappen took over.
Verstappen, Ben Barnicoat and Chris Lulham shared the #3 Mercedes. After an hour and a half, the trio had the top three in sight, but a drive-through penalty wiped out the team’s podium chance.
Norris first asked what had happened in the final stint. Once he realized Lulham had received the drive-through, he marvelled at Verstappen’s recovery: “But he still went from P24 to P9! That’s quite something.”
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