“This is tragedy in a sporting context”– Lando Norris’ blunder cost him maiden win and 25 points to McLaren

Tanish Chachra | 26/09/2021
"This is tragedy in a sporting context"– Lando Norris' blunder cost him maiden win and 25 points to McLaren

“This is tragedy in a sporting context”– Lando Norris’ blunder is the biggest mistake the sport has witnessed this year, a glorious run in waste.

Lando Norris would have been the glorious British hero if he had won the race in Sochi. But, in contrast, he served that win on a silver platter to his compatriot Lewis Hamilton and assisted him to mark the 100 wins record.

The 21-year-old race driver was having a glorious run, where he reclaimed his position against Carlos Sainz after losing his pole advantage in the first turn.

From there, it was Norris’ race to lose, as McLaren was doing spot-on work in terms of strategy with him when Hamilton cleared off the traffic around him and was directly up against Norris.

Norris gave an incredible fight to Hamilton, and in the last few laps, it felt that the win for Norris was inevitable, then followed the blunder.

The unforgettable mistake

The rain gradually encompassed the whole track, leaving the sprays behind; initially, Norris and Hamilton decided not to take the wet tyres to continue competing.

But in the end, not risking their P2 result, Mercedes demanded Hamilton to change his tyres, which Norris didn’t follow. The rain flooded the whole track, propelling Norris to lose control, and spun out of the track limits.

Giving Hamilton the golden opportunity to overtake by covering the 14 seconds gap. This was Hamilton’s 100th win in his decorated F1 career, statistically the greatest.

Despite the setback, Norris came to congratulate Hamilton for his remarkable record. On the other hand, Max Verstappen made a super recovery, in the end, grabbing a P2 result, while Carlos Sainz finished P3.

Post Edited By: Tanish Chachra
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About the author

Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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