“Enough is enough” says Brown as Norris calls Verstappen’s driving “not very clean” · RaceFans

Lando Norris described Max Verstappen’s driving in the Mexican Grand Prix as “not very clean” after his rival earned two ten second penalties for forcing him off track.

Norris finished second behind Carlos Sainz Jnr in the Mexican Grand Prix after moving ahead of Charles Leclerc in the later laps after the Ferrari driver made an error at the final corner.

However, Norris had lost his position to Leclerc in the early phase of the race after appearing to have been pushed off track by Norris at turn eight.

“It was a very tough race,” Norris said. “The first few laps, a lot of it was just trying to stay in the race and avoid any crashes. But Carlos drove a very good race, so congratulations to Carlos and Ferrari. They were very quick today. So I tried. I tried my best.”

Verstappen was hit with two 10-second time penalties after the stewards deemed him to have forced off Norris off the track twice in one lap. After their controversial incident last weekend in Austin, Norris said he “knew what to expect” from Verstappen as he attempted to pass his championship rival.

“I didn’t want to expect such a thing, because I respect Max a lot as a driver, but I was ready to expect something like this,” he said.

“This is not very clean driving, in my opinion. But I avoided it and it was a good race.”

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McLaren team principal Zak Brown expressed his disappointment at the penalties awarded to Verstappen, saying that they were “not enough.”

“It’s getting a bit ridiculous,” he told Sky. “I applaud the stewards. Enough is enough. Let’s just have some good, clean racing moving forward.

“I think the stewards are on it. I think that’s clear by the penalties that they assessed. So I don’t think we need to do anything. Just let the stewards do their job. They did a good job this weekend.”

Norris has gained ten points in his pursuit of Verstappen in the championship, moving his deficit to 47 points with four rounds remaining. The McLaren driver says he will “just keep my head down,” over the remainder of the season.

“I’m doing my best,” he said. “We’re doing a very good job as a team. I think today we are probably the quickest in the end. But I will keep my head down, that’s all I can do for now. Focus on ourselves and we keep pushing.”