Lando Norris poked enjoyable at F1 rivals Ferrari by making a joke in regards to the flexi-wing controversy following the Chinese language Grand Prix.
Norris, who completed second behind teammate Oscar Piastri as McLaren scored a snug 1-2 in Shanghai, joked entrance wing harm for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc “in all probability helped” his efficiency.
Leclerc completed fourth and accomplished the whole race with important entrance wing harm after shedding his entrance left endplate following a tangle with Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap.
Leclerc got here house fourth, one place forward of Hamilton, because the Ferrari duo trailed McLaren by over 20 seconds in China.
The subject of flexi-wings has dominated the beginning of the 2025 F1 season, with governing physique the FIA shifting to clampdown on the so-called ‘mini DRS’ controversy.
McLaren and Ferrari have been suspected to be probably bending the principles however each groups have handed the extra stringent checks which have been enforced by the FIA from the second spherical of the season in China.
Talking within the settle down room following Sunday’s grand prix, the topic was referenced to as Norris landed a joke at Ferrari’s expense.
Cooldown room chat
Watching replays of the race, Norris, Piastri and Mercedes’ George Russell reacted to the first-lap contact between Leclerc and Hamilton.
Russell: “Oh goodness, he did very well then if he had that from early on…
“So Charles did the entire race together with his…”
Norris: “With no entrance wing.”
Russell: “Jeez.”
Norris: “It made it further flexi I suppose, in all probability helped.”
Russell: “Yeah haha, I feel he in all probability deliberate to try this.”
There was additionally a reference to Michael Schumacher’s notorious defence towards Rubens Barrichello on the 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix when the seven-time world champion almost pressured his former Ferrari teammate into the pit wall.
“That jogs my memory of Schumacher on Barrichello, that one,” Norris quipped as he watched again footage of him overtaking Russell into Flip 1.
“Had been you Barrichello?” Russell joked again.
“You virtually put me within the wall,” Norris added, laughing.
