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Lando Norris ‘disillusioned’ after qualifying crash at Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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Lando Norris ‘disillusioned’ after qualifying crash at Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Motorsports April 20, 2025
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The Jeddah Corniche Circuit is among the quickest road circuits on this planet. Its mixture of excessive speeds, 27 corners, and the ever-looming partitions push drivers to the restrict, and punishes the smallest of errors.

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That was the destiny of Lando Norris throughout qualifying for the Components 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

On one other week that noticed Norris enter qualifying as the favourite, the McLaren driver got here out on the flawed finish of the proceedings. Final week it was on the Bahrain Grand Prix, the place Norris may solely qualify sixth after operating sturdy over three follow periods. On Saturday alongside the Purple Sea Norris once more entered qualifying as the favourite, however a wobble throughout his first run in Q3 noticed him hit the wall on the exit of Flip 5, ending his desires of pole place:

Whereas the vital factor is that Norris was okay after the impression, the slight mistake opened the door for Max Verstappen to grab pole place and raised extra questions concerning the struggle for the Drivers’ Championship.

“I’m simply disillusioned with immediately,” started Norris when talking with Sky Sports activities F1 following his abrupt exit from qualifying.

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“I do know I’ve to stay up for tomorrow and I’ll go now and see my engineers and we’ll stay up for what we are able to do tomorrow. We all know the automobile is nice, we all know the automobile’s fast,” continued the McLaren driver. “I’ll go and see my engineers and apologise after which see what we are able to do for tomorrow, try to put a superb plan in place. However tomorrow we’re going to wish a little bit of luck.

“It’s been such a clean, constructive weekend up to now, so disillusioned to have such a setback,” continued Norris when talking with the official F1 channel.

“I’ve acquired to take it on the chin.”

Norris downplayed his possibilities for a cost to the entrance, noting that overtaking is commonly tough on the punishing Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

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“It’s so tough, it’s nearly not possible to overhaul round right here, so I’m not anticipating something magical,” added Norris when talking with Sky Sports activities F1. “However we have now a superb automobile. If we are able to work our approach as much as the highest 5 – 6, I might be blissful.

“Oscar wasn’t on pole, our tempo was clearly not that significantly better than Max. Even George [Russell] shouldn’t be that distant, so I believe to get near them shouldn’t be very lifelike, however to attempt to get to the highest 5 might be our goal.”

Norris entered the weekend with only a scant three-point lead over Piastri within the Drivers’ Championship, with Verstappen solely eight factors off his tempo. However given the place the drivers will line as much as begin Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, there’s a superb probability Norris is wanting up at one — or extra — drivers within the standings come Monday morning.

Nonetheless, the staff round him vowed to choose him up forward of the race.

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“Simply deal with the race. It’ll in all probability be a one-stop race, however the excessive chance of Security Automobiles round right here,” stated McLaren CEO Zak Brown to Sky Sports activities F1 when requested how the staff will get him prepared for Sunday.

“So simply deal with the race, do the most effective we are able to, and see if we are able to get him additional up the grid.

“He’ll definitely be quicker than he certified.”

Will that be sufficient to keep up his lead within the Drivers’ Championship?

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