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After his victory at the Dutch Grand Prix, Lando Norris used Max Verstappen's 'Simply Lovely' slogan. The fact that the Brit did so precisely in the Dutchman's home country was not well received by everyone. Norris said in Italy that he had no bad intentions with the statement.
Norris told Sky Sports that he was not prepared for what he would say after winning the Grand Prix. He has less experience in this than Verstappen. "He's won a lot of races and he's said a lot of things. I'm not prepared for it, I don't prepare myself for it, so it just felt like the easiest go to," Norris said.
Norris had no bad intentions with his team radio
The statement had little meaning, according to the Briton. "It doesn't mean anything to me from that side. I'm not trying to make a statement. I just want to go and win, and go home. I don't care about trying to make statements and trying to do all of this. It just popped into my head and I thought I'd say it."
The McLaren driver has a lot of respect for Verstappen and saw the fun in it. "It's a fun thing. I can't think of those things. I'm not trying to have a dig or anything, like a lot of people want to come up with and headline with, and all of that nonsense."It was more a funny thing to do and obviously I respect Max a lot. So I stole one from his many, many wins that he's got," Norris said.
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This article has been created in collaboration with Matt Gretton
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