Norris wanted to imitate Schumacher: “Can’t I win by going into the pitlane? Too bad”

Norris’ radio team As is known, the British Grand Prix ended under the Safety Car regime and therefore the drivers passed one behind the other at a controlled speed under the checkered flag.
Lando Norris, who came fourth, had however toyed with the idea of ​​a coup, as can be seen from the exchange he had via radio with Will Joseph, his race engineer. Lando Norris: “We’re not allowed to go to the pits, right? You can’t win from the pitlane?”
Will Joseph: “No, you can’t”
Lando Norris: “It’s a shame.”
Team radio which was also broadcast by the official F1 channels: “Lando is clearly a student of the history of Formula 1. And a cheeky guy too!”. The Schumacher inspiration This exchange inevitably evokes one of the most controversial and brilliant endings in the history of motorsport: Michael Schumacher’s triumph at Silverstone in 1998. On that occasion, the Ferrari driver had to serve a stop-and-go penalty with just a few laps to go; the Maranello wall, realizing that the finish line preceded the team garage, made the German return at the fifty-second and final lap. Schumacher crossed the finish line inside the pitlane, winning the race even before stopping to serve the penalty. Ferrari’s cunning pushed the FIA ​​to rewrite the sporting code to plug that regulatory gap.
Regulatory intervention which, in fact, did not allow Lando Norris to repeat the move 28 years later.

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2026-07-06 18:56:00