FIA Rejects McLaren's Request for Lando Norris Penalty Review

The FIA has rejected McLaren's request for a "right to review" related to a five-second penalty given to Lando Norris at the US Grand Prix. The penalty was for leaving the track and gaining an advantage while overtaking Max Verstappen. McLaren claimed to have new evidence that could overturn the decision, but the stewards were unconvinced and ruled that the evidence was insufficient to warrant a review. The decision upholds the original ruling, and Norris remains 57 points behind Verstappen in the Drivers' standings.

McLaren argued that Norris was the defending driver and Verstappen committed an offense, but the stewards ruled that McLaren's assertion was "unsustainable". The team had claimed that an error in an FIA document was new evidence, which incorrectly classified Norris as the defending driver. However, the stewards found that this new evidence was not significant, relevant, new, or unavailable at the time of the decision. The stewards focused on the relevance of the new evidence and declared that it was not sustainable, rejecting McLaren's petition.