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Norris sees no problem with boos after retaking Championship lead Prior to the Mexican GP weekend, all eyes were on Max Verstappen to continue cutting Piastri’s advantage in the standings. On paper, the Dutchman achieved this – finishing in third place whilst the Australian could only manage fifth. Unfortunately for Verstappen, Norris was simply dominant on his way to victory. Norris now finds himself first in the Championship, with the last two races in particular consisting of a massive advantage over teammate Oscar Piastri. Prior to his DNF in Zandvoort, the narrative following the British driver was generally negative. Aside from being behind his less experienced teammate in the standing, Norris was heavily criticised for a series of unforced errors in Jeddah and Canada. The #4 car was also poorly received after McLaren ordered Piastri to let him by after a slow pit-stop in Monza. In this sense, Norris is no stranger to negative press. Perhaps because of this, he seemed fairly unbothered when asked about the boos after his Mexico victory: “People can do what they want, honestly. They have the right to do it if they want to do it, so I think that’s sport sometimes. “I don’t know why, I can’t stop laughing when I get booed. I think it makes it more entertaining for me. “So yeah, they can keep doing it if they want. Of course, you don’t want it – I prefer if people cheer for me. But I don’t know, who knows? “Like I said, I just concentrate on doing my things. It was the same in Monza and a few other places. So, yeah, I don’t know why, I just can’t stop laughing. “So if they want to continue, they can.”
