NORRIS CRITICIZES F1 REGULATIONS: “IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT WE SAY”
Lando Norris sparked controversy during an interview in the media pen after the Japanese Grand Prix, giving a straightforward statement of the current state of Formula 1.
When asked whether drivers should be having fun on the track apart from the fans, the British driver replied simply: “No, clearly not.” He followed up with a statement: “It doesn’t matter what we say. As long as the fans like it, that’s all that counts.”
Norris’ comments suggest a growing frustration among drivers with the way Formula 1 is managed. By his words, there is the intention to say that much of the sport is focused on the spectacle rather than the experience of the drivers.
In his view, it is all designed to make races entertaining for fans, with the so common “artificial overtakes” we are seeing due to the battery management. He implied that attempts by drivers to provide feedback or suggest changes are largely ignored, and that the primary goal seems to be pleasing the audience.
He finished the Japanese Grand Prix in fifth place, but in the first part of the race he had been competing strongly for a podium position. A bad-timed Safety Car disrupted his strategy and ultimately affected his final result.
Some even argue that regulations are making drivers’ skills useless, as sometimes they are forced to go slower in parts of the tracks to be faster in an entire lap.
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