Nico Rosberg says he was “baffled” by the errors Lando Norris made whereas holding an enormous lead on his strategy to profitable the Singapore Grand Prix.
Norris produced beautiful tempo on his first stint to open up a 25-second hole over title rival Max Verstappen, however the McLaren driver clipped one of many road circuit’s obstacles simply earlier than making his first cease and was lucky to keep away from main injury.
On his second and remaining stint within the sweltering situations at The Marina Bay Circuit, Norris was as soon as extra lucky to keep away from catastrophe as he bumped one other barrier together with his proper rear tyre.
The Brit additionally ran broad whereas trying to lap a back-marker within the closing levels, earlier than ultimately taking victory by greater than 20 seconds.
Talking on the newest episode of the Sky Sports activities F1 Podcast, 2016 world champion Rosberg mentioned: “It type of baffled me a bit bit what was happening there as a result of he hit the wall twice.
“Each had been like actually extreme, virtually race ending moments the place he was fairly fortunate to not be DNF (didn’t end).
“He went miles off the monitor in a hairpin, out-braking, however actually not a small out-braking, like a large out-braking.
“And the other time he hit the same wall that George Russell hit last year where he went crashing out on the last lap of the race.
“And what you perhaps do not keep in mind is he went off the monitor once more when he was passing a back-marker, which was a Williams.
“So, there’s three moments here. And that’s so strange.”
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‘I am unable to keep in mind Max or Lewis making these errors’
Norris’ victory decreased Verstappen’s Drivers’ Championship result in 52 factors with six rounds of the season remaining, boosting hopes the Brit can deny the Purple Bull driver a fourth successive title.
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On the Sky Sports activities F1 Podcast, Nico Rosberg says the battle for the drivers championship may ‘go all the way down to the wire’ between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.
McLaren, who prolonged their Constructors’ Championship benefit over Purple Bull to 41 factors, have had a transparent tempo benefit over the reigning champions in latest months, however there have been a number of events the place Norris has didn’t maximise the automotive’s point-scoring potential.
Rosberg added: “I can’t remember myself or a Max Verstappen or Lewis (Hamilton), when leading so comfortably with 30 seconds, making three major mistakes like that. That was a bit strange.
“I do know Singapore is so exhausting, focus, bodily, it is so, so powerful, however I do not know what it is all the way down to that there is so many little (errors).
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On the Sky Sports activities F1 Podcast, Matt Gallagher and Nico Rosberg focus on whether or not the Singapore Grand Prix was Daniel Ricciardo’s final race after the RB driver indicated it is perhaps.
“But we know that Lando tends to make those little errors all the time everywhere.
“We have seen that from him and he must iron that out if he desires to combat for the championship this yr.”
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