Fans claim Lando Norris 'disrespected' Max Verstappen during Canadian GP podium ceremony

Formula 1 fans have claimed that Lando Norris ‘disrespected’ Max Verstappen during the Canadian Grand Prix podium ceremony.

On Sunday, Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix after finishing more than three seconds ahead of McLaren’s Norris.

The Dutchman was aided by a timely safety car as he pitted ahead of Norris, who came out in third place after his stop.

During the podium ceremony after the race, F1 fans took to social media as they criticised Norris’ actions when the Dutch national anthem was being played.

As shown in a video, Norris was seen gesturing to the crowd as the anthem played in the background.

One fan said: “Definitely disrespectful,very disappointed with Lando.”

Another tweeted: “Even Max seemed weirded out by it he literally just side-eyed him and looked at him.”

A third fan added: “It’s a national anthem, should be respected. Also very disrespectful towards Max the winning driver.”

SPORTbible has contacted McLaren F1 and Lando Norris’ representatives for comment.

Speaking after the race, Norris explained how the race got away from him.

He said: “We should have won the race today and we didn't, so frustrating. We had the pace. Probably not in the dry at the end. It turned out it didn't really matter too much.

“But yeah, we should have won today. Simple as that. We didn't do a good job, I think, a good enough job as a team to box when we should have done and not get stuck behind the Safety Car. So I don't think it was a luck or unlucky kind of thing.”

Norris added: “I don't think it was the same as Miami. This was just making a wrong call. So, it's on me and it's on the team and it's something we'll discuss after.

“We should have won today. I think we're at a level now where we're not satisfied with a second, like the target is to win. And we didn't do that. So, frustrating, but a tough race and still to end up in second when it could always finish and could be worse is still a good result.”

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