A frustrated Lando Norris said his McLaren team “threw away” victory after bad decisions cost him the lead in Sunday’s British Grand Prix.
Seven days after he was forced to retire following a collision with Red Bull’s series leader and three-time champion Max Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix, the 24-year-old Briton said he was “fed up” with making excuses.
Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton won Sunday’s race at Silverstone for Mercedes ahead of Verstappen and Norris.
The result extended the Dutchman’s lead in the drivers’ title race to 84 points over Norris.
Norris was asked if McLaren had bungled their chances with poor decision-making, notably a delayed switch to soft tyres, instead of mediums, for the final sprint to the flag.
“I’ve heard that a lot lately,” said Norris,
“I hate saying it again, but so many things were going well and we threw it away at the final stop. So, one lap too late, but also I …