So often a figure of joviality in the Formula One paddock, Lando Norris did not muck around at the end of the US Grand Prix. Blood no doubt boiling beneath his yellow race helmet, the McLaren driver made his way straight to the media pen and, to his credit, did not entirely lash out. Instead, he laid out the key events in his mind’s eye.

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris went toe-to-toe for third place at COTA, with the McLaren driver picking up an unnecessary

The reason why McLaren driver Lando Norris was penalised during the United States Grand Prix while F1 rival Max Verstappen was let off has been revealed.