Lando Norris has characterized the inquiry into Christian Horner as extraneous “noise” and asserts that it remains unrelated to the sport.
The repercussions of the investigation into Horner persist, yet Norris opines that it is unjust to solicit the opinions of drivers like himself on the matter.
Considering he drives for a distinct team with limited access to all pertinent information, Norris finds it reasonable to decline commentary on the investigation, labeling it as “nothing to do with Formula 1.”
“Thankfully, I’m not in any of it,” he stated. “There is noise. It’s definitely not, I think, what we should have as a sport. It should only be about racing and what drivers do between one another when we are at the tracks.
“I don’t think the sport should be interrupted by what happens away from the circuit like that. It’s got nothing to do with racing. So that can be a headline somewhere else, but it shouldn’t impact what the chatter is.
“I shouldn’t be getting asked about what happens in people’s private lives. It’s got nothing to do with me. So I try to stay out of it as much as possible. It’s got nothing to do with me, it shouldn’t, it’s not why I’m here.
“So, yes, I guess it distracts and people want headlines and stuff but it’s got nothing to do with Formula 1 and it’s got nothing to do with McLaren and myself. Which is a good thing, because it allows us to focus on what we want to do. But as a sport, it shouldn’t be something that happens either.”
Regarding another investigation that undeniably impacts Formula 1, Norris conveyed that he, too, was unaware of the purported interference with race results by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem until it surfaced in the media.
He stated; “I wasn’t talking directly about that, that’s a bigger topic. Again, it’s not something that directly involves me and I’m sure there’s the investigations going on and all of that.
“I don’t know everything about it. If it does come up and the drivers are more involved then absolutely but of course, it wasn’t something that we knew about either.
“And I don’t know all the facts about it. So it’s not something I can speak about but you never want that sort of thing to happen at any point. As long as that gets resolved then all is good.”
