Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has highlighted how the safety car picking Max Verstappen in error at the Miami Grand Prix worked in Lando Norris' favour.
Norris extended his opening stint and peeled into the pit lane when a safety car was called.
After emerging from the pits, Norris found himself in front of the safety car, which had picked up second-place Max Verstappen instead.
"I would say that probably Lando [Norris] was a bit lucky, because he was the only one on track," he told media including RacingNews365.
"But more than this, I think it's the fact that they put the safety car in front of [Max] Verstappen.
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has highlighted how the safety car picking Max Verstappen in error at the Miami Grand Prix worked in Lando Norris' favour.
Norris extended his opening stint and peeled into the pit lane when a safety car was called. He had inherited the lead after his rivals had stopped, having initially been down in sixth position.
After emerging from the pits, Norris found himself in front of the safety car, which had picked up second-place Max Verstappen instead.
The situation was ultimately fixed, but the confusion gave McLaren a pressure-free stop with no threat of losing the lead to the Red Bull.
"I would say that probably Lando [Norris] was a bit lucky, because he was the only one on track," he told media including RacingNews365.
"But more than this, I think it's the fact that they put the safety car in front of [Max] Verstappen.
"They are so used to having Verstappen leading the pack that they sent the safety car in front of him and the safety car was quite slow and it was a very good move at the end for Lando."
