Norris offers verdict over controversial pitlane crash with Leclerc

The Brit first addressed the incident with Charles Leclerc in the pit lane, with the Monegasque completely ignoring the McLaren approaching on his right, ultimately causing the collision and damaging the nose of the MCL39.

“It cost the team a bit of money, which is a shame,” the Briton remarked briefly, before shifting his focus more to how his day had gone.

He finally added: “Oscar’s quick, so I’ve got nothing to complain about — I’m just not doing a very good job.”

After the contact with Leclerc in the pit lane and a front wing change, Norris rejoined the track along with the rest of the field to put in at least one flying lap on soft tyres.

However, while his teammate set the fastest time of the day with a 1:30.714, the Briton was unable to piece together a clean lap, finishing only fifth behind Alonso, Verstappen and Hadjar, and nearly half a second adrift of the Australian.