Norris criticises 'inconsistent' stewards after Verstappen battle – International media reacts

Charles Leclerc cruised to victory at the United States Grand Prix, with team-mate Carlos Sainz completing an emphatic Ferrari one-two. 

Ferrari's impressive result has put the Italian outfit firmly in the F1 constructors' title fight with Red Bull and McLaren. 

However, the big story from the race surrounded Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, who controversially duelled again. 

Norris overtook Verstappen off the circuit for third in the closing stages, resulting in a five-second time penalty which promoted the reigning world champion onto the podium. 

What did the rest of the world make of the race? Find out as RacingNews365 takes you through the headlines of some of the biggest global publications.

🇬🇧 The Times - Norris riled by stewards’ ‘guesswork’ as Verstappen elbows title rival aside

Starting in the United Kingdom, The Times has focused on Lando Norris' frustration with the stewards for penalising him. 

Norris caught Verstappen quickly in the latter stages and attempted to go around the outside of Verstappen at Turn 12 on lap 52. 

Both drivers went off the circuit, however, Norris rejoined ahead of Verstappen. McLaren felt the penalty was wrong, and insisted that Norris had been forced off the circuit. 

The stewards were criticised by McLaren team principal Andrea Stella for taking "inappropriate" action.

🇮🇹 La Gazzetta dello Sport - 'Leclerc: "Now let's take the Constructors' World Championship"'

In Italy, La Gazzetta dello Sport has spoken extensively about Ferrari's remarkable race at the Circuit of the Americas. 

Ferrari looked quick throughout the USGP but never quite put everything together, until the race. Leclerc went from fourth to first at the first corner with a brilliant move, which saw the Monégasque cut up the inside of Norris, Verstappen and Sainz. 

From that moment, Leclerc was untouchable, whilst Sainz undercut Verstappen to complete the Ferrari one-two. 

Now, the Maranello-based team is just 48 points behind McLaren in the championship and with a car that looks capable of fighting for the title. 

🇫🇷 L'Equipe - 'Lando Norris penalised after overtaking Max Verstappen: "A bit of an inconsistent decision"'

In France, L'Equipe has also spoken about Norris' penalty for overtaking Verstappen off the circuit. 

Specifically, the newspaper has focused on comments from the British driver, who is now 57 points behind the championship leader. 

Norris criticised the stewards to Canal+ for making "inconsistent decisions", with the 24-year-old certain he was forced off the circuit. 

🇳🇱 De Telegraaf - 'Lando Norris lashes out after penalty in fight with Verstappen: "What Max did was not right"'

In the Netherlands, Norris' penalty is also the big discussion in De Telegraaf, and in particular his comments towards the stewards. 

The Briton was adamant after the race that Verstappen's driving "was not right" and that the three-time world champion went too far. 

Several comparisons were made after the race to Verstappen's battles in 2021 against Lewis Hamilton, particularly in Brazil and Saudi Arabia. 

On those occasions, both drivers also went off the circuit whilst the Red Bull driver was on the inside. 

🇩🇪 BILD - 'Serious accusation from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff'

In Germany, BILD has looked at comments made by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, who insisted that there were "patterns" in the decisions being made by the stewards. 

George Russell was another driver to receive a five-second time penalty due to an incident at Turn 12 after he was judged to have forced Valtteri Bottas off the circuit. 

Wolff completely disagreed with Russell's penalty and was then perplexed as to why Verstappen did not receive one for his incident with Norris. 

The Mercedes boss told Sky F1 "certain patterns" in decisions needed to be looked into, whilst he described Russell's penalty as "inexplicable". 

🇦🇺 Herald Sun -Red Bull owns up to Daniel Ricciardo mistake after farcical Singapore scenes

Finally, in Australia, the Herald Sun focused on comments from RB team principal Laurent Mekies, who opened up on the axing of Daniel Ricciardo. 

Ricciardo was axed after the Singapore Grand Prix and replaced by Liam Lawson for the remaining races, who finished in a superb ninth at the Circuit of the Americas. 

Ahead of the weekend, Mekies accepted that Ricciardo's departure was "frustrating" and had not been handled in the best way. 

For the entirety of the Singapore GP, RB worked as if a decision on Ricciardo had yet to be taken. It later transpired the call had been made prior to the weekend.