MEXICO CITY — The FIA has rejected McLaren’s attraction over the U.S. Grand Prix penalty Lando Norris labelled a “momentum killer” within the title struggle.

Norris was given a pricey five-second penalty in Austin after the stewards deemed he had gained a bonus by going off monitor whereas overtaking Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen.

The penalty dropped Norris from third to fourth, behind his title rival, on the end.

McLaren lodged a proper to attraction on Thursday, arguing that Norris was really the motive force defending, fairly than being the overtaker as declared within the stewards’ assertion, as a result of his automotive was already forward of Verstappen within the braking zone.

“Accordingly, as there isn’t any related new ingredient, the petition is rejected,” they mentioned in a written ruling issued on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix.

However the FIA rejected McLaren’s submission on Friday night, that means the U.S. Grand Prix result’s now locked in and no follow-up listening to will happen.

The stewards verdict means Verstappen leads Norris by 57 factors going into this weekend’s Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix, one of many 5 remaining races earlier than the tip of the season.

“We’ll proceed to work carefully with the FIA to additional perceive how groups can constructively problem choices that result in an incorrect classification of the race,” McLaren mentioned in an announcement.

Data from Reuters contributed to this report.