George Russell calls for extra Lando Norris FIA punishment after Las Vegas GP outburst

Mercedes F1 star George Russell cheekily called for punishment for Lando Norris at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, before his British rival was disqualified from the race.

Norris had originally finished second to take another step closer to securing a maiden championship title, but he and his team-mate Oscar Piastri were disqualified post-race for excessive skid wear.

It means that the gap between the two team-mates stays the same, at 24 points, but Max Verstappen is also now only 24 points behind Norris after winning the Las Vegas GP.

And Russell was promoted up to second with his team-mate Kimi Antonelli claiming third, in a brilliant result for Mercedes as they look to wrap up second in the constructors' standings.

After the race, before the disqualifications, Verstappen, Norris and Russell were in good spirits on the podium. Norris revealed that he didn't fight Verstappen too hard, thinking about his championship ambitions instead.

Interviewer David Coulthard then said to Norris: "It was nice to see the little joke there that you gave Max the opportunity to win here."

"I didn’t, I said I f***** it up," Norris replied. Russell then quickly interjected with Verstappen laughing uncontrollably to try and get his British rival some kind of punishment, jokingly proclaiming: "That’s a fine!"

Will Norris face a fine for expletive?

While Russell was clearly messing around with Norris, the likelihood is that Norris will face a substantial fine for letting the expletive slip out live on air.

Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were both fined in 2024 for swearing, in what actually caused somewhat of a rift between four-time champion Verstappen and the FIA.

The official sporting regulations state that, if a driver swears in the heat of the moment on team radio, they will not be fined, but if it is what they deem to be 'unnecessary' swearing, then a driver will face a fine.

In this case, Norris can likely expect some more punishment to come his way from the FIA between now and the Qatar GP next weekend.

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