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Seidl insists Norris did not ignore McLaren call

Sep.27 Lando Norris did not simply refuse to comply with McLaren's instructions in the dying laps of what could have been his first grand prix win on Sunday. The McLaren driver, having secured pole a day earlier at slippery Sochi, was holding off Lewis Hamilton for the victory when the Russian skies opened once again. During the shower, 21-year-old answered multiple radio calls with 'No!' and even 'Shutup!' before the other frontrunners filed into the pits for wet tyres. When he finally spoke to the media after dropping to seventh at the finish following a belated stop, the British driver appeared to have been crying. 'I made the decision to stay on slicks with the information I had,' he...
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