Lando Norris says he’ll take what occurred throughout his disastrous Qatar Grand Prix “on the chin” after a expensive alternative to not pit underneath the security automotive ruined his race.
The McLaren driver slipped again within the title battle after a security automotive was known as on the Losail circuit following a conflict between Pierre Gasly and Nico Hulkenberg. Whereas Max Verstappen – and each different driver – pitted for contemporary tyres, each Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri stayed out.
“We may have achieved many issues in a different way however we didn’t and we thought we did what was appropriate, so nothing incorrect,” Norris stated of the technique. “t wasn’t… I nonetheless had a protracted race forward of me so I needed to focus and do my greatest,” he added.
On whether or not McLaren ought to have pitted on lap 7, the Briton admitted that each he and Piastri ought to have, even when that meant him dropping time in a detailed double stack.
“Most likely sure, however each of us ought to have achieved,” he stated. “I’d have been had over both means as a result of we might have double stacked and doubtlessly I’d have misplaced time. A little bit of time – I in all probability wouldn’t have misplaced a place I don’t assume.
“However yeah, it’s one thing we’ll go and discuss and overview. , I additionally should have religion that the crew are making the proper name and that’s what I needed to do.” Requested if he had but been given extra element from the pitwall, he replied: “No, I simply bought out of the automotive.”
This sees the Briton main the championship by solely 12 factors, with each Verstappen and Piastri nonetheless in mathematical competition as they head into the ultimate spherical of the season at Abu Dhabi.
For the championship chief, nothing adjustments.
“It’s the identical as each weekend. I try to beat them, they try to beat me. It’s nothing totally different. So I simply need to go to mattress,” he stated. “Nothing I can do about it.
Lando Norris, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Photograph by: Clive Mason / Getty Photos
“It’s clearly not our biggest day, not our biggest weekend. However I’ve had… I don’t know if anybody noticed the run of outcomes I had earlier than that. It was nice. I’ve put myself on this place. I’m nonetheless pleased.
“It wasn’t our best day, it wasn’t my best weekend by way of driving and placing issues collectively. However that’s life. Everybody has unhealthy weekends. I take it on the chin, all of us take it on the chin, and we’ll see what we are able to do subsequent weekend.”
Norris completed fourth after Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli made a mistake, opening the monitor for the papaya-coloured automotive.
“He made a mistake. Thanks, Kimi,” Norris ended.
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