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McLaren have Mercedes agreement should Norris be handed F1 race ban

Article To news overview © McLaren McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says the team has an agreement in place with Mercedes to borrow a reserve driver should Lando Norris pick up a one-race ban this season. The Briton sits on 10 penalty points after picking up another two following his contentious battle with Sergio Perez at the Austrian GP. That number will drop to eight before the British GP, however Norris will carry that number until the middle of November as the points count across a rolling 12-month period. In the event Norris is banned, Seidl says McLaren already have a plan in place. "We have an agreement with Mercedes regarding the reserve drivers," Seidl told RTL....
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