Lando Norris has been sent to see the FIA stewards after the Brit was sent onto the track with a torch and a wrench inside his cockpit during free practice at the Miami Grand Prix. The Brit was keen to hit the ground running at the Miami International Autodrome but was forced to dive straight back into the pit lane after some of the mechanics’ tools were left inside the car. “Yeah, there’s just, you’ve left so many tools in the cockpit,” he reported on the radio.

“Everything’s just falling apart. I’ll have to box this lap.” When Norris was wheeled back into the McLaren garage, the Brit pulled a wrench and torch out of the cockpit and dumped them on the sidepod of his MCL39 machine. He was then allowed to go back out onto the racetrack to log laps in the only free practice session of this sprint weekend.

The stewards took note of McLaren’s error, and Norris was called to the stewards ahead of the sprint shootout to discuss the “potential release of Car Four in an unsafe condition”.

This wasn’t the only incident Norris was involved in that caught the eye of the stewards. The McLaren racer had a close call with Haas driver Esteban Ocon on the approach to Turn 17, and the Frenchman was subsequently placed under investigation.

Norris will be hoping for a smooth remainder of the weekend in Miami as he looks to close the 10-point gap to team-mate Oscar Piastri at the top of the Drivers’ Championship standings. With extra sprint points on offer on Saturday, this could be a make-or-break event for the Bristol-born racer.

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