Norris endorses debate for end of zebra sausage in F1: "Cars can take off"

Lando Norris has entered the discussion about the high zebras at circuits, popularly called sausage zebras, which have been the main cause of two strong accidents in recent weeks in the world of motorsport. In the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the McLaren driver believes that it is time for Formula 1 to remove the device from the tracks.

In Formula 2, in the main race held in England, Dennis Hauger took off and ended up on Roy Nissany's car after hitting one of the high barriers when he ran off the track. In the World Endurance Championship, the accident was worse: Henrique Chaves lost control of his car and flipped over during the 6 Hours of Monza.

Fortunately, no one was injured, but Norris understands that accidents need to be taken as a warning. "First of all, the car should never be thrown into the air. Not in such a violent way," the Englishman wrote. "These things are always more complex than they seem, but there is one thing of concern: the weenies," he stressed.

"I have criticized high zebras in the past, but I think it's time we act on these warnings and remove them from our sport," he continued. Norris further recalled that while the drivers involved in the recent cases were not injured, in 2019, Alex Peroni was not as lucky. "He suffered a serious accident when he hit the sausage zebra during an F3 race. That ended his season early," he continued.

Norris' main concern is about the current F1 cars. Because of the return of the ground effect, the cars are much closer to the ground and also stiffer than before. "When those cars hit those sausages, you can't control it. You can be thrown into the air."

"The car can bounce, prance and hit the ground again, hurting the driver's back. The Chaves accident last weekend is a reminder that we can't let that go. Issues with the sausage zebras are, at least for me, a topic we need to resolve sooner or later," Norris concluded.