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Norris: Verstappen may have lapped me throughout Brazilian Grand Prix
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Norris: Verstappen may have lapped me throughout Brazilian Grand Prix

By Miles Cooper November 3, 2024
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Lando Norris bemoaned his luck after a faltering efficiency on the Brazilian Grand Prix all however ended his slim F1 title ambitions.

Having certified on pole place within the rescheduled session on Sunday morning, with title rival Max Verstappen beginning down in seventeenth, the hope for Norris and McLaren was to shut the hole on the high of the drivers’ championship.

As a substitute, a scintillating efficiency from Verstappen in a moist race with plenty of incidents noticed the Dutchman blast by to take his first victory in 10 grand prix, whereas Norris fluffed his strains to complete sixth.

Norris’ race began inauspiciously when he was hit with a beginning infringement after pulling off the road regardless of an aborted begin, one thing that’s to be investigated by stewards after the race.

He then misplaced the result in George Russell as soon as the race lastly acquired below approach after which pitted for brand new intermediate tyres simply as a digital security automotive was ending, shedding locations simply moments earlier than a crimson flag was thrown.

That meant Verstappen and the Alpine duo of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, who each ended up on the rostrum, acquired a free tyre change earlier than the restart – one thing that seemingly left Norris sad.

“It was the correct time to field…it was the correct factor. So no regrets, simply unfortunate,” he mentioned.

Norris: Verstappen may have lapped me throughout Brazilian Grand Prix

Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38,

Photograph by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Photos

“It is a foolish rule that nobody agrees with, however you will all the time agree with it when it advantages you, you realize. So, each driver has mentioned they don’t agree with it and need it modified.

“So it is simply unlucky, but it surely’s the rule. You win some, you lose some it benefitted them in the present day. So, properly finished to them.”

Requested concerning the aborted begin, Norris replied: “I’m unsure (what occurred), I have to go converse with the crew.”

Verstappen can now declare his fourth world championship in Las Vegas subsequent day trip and Norris conceded the Crimson Bull was on a special planet across the difficult circumstances in Sao Paulo.

“I did all I may in the present day. That is all. Max gained the race. Good on him properly finished but it surely would not change something for me,” he added.

“Max was simply faster than us and I feel if he went from the entrance he in all probability would have lapped us. The tempo was good, I feel just like George however the Crimson Bull was very quick in the present day.

“It has been an up-and-down weekend, for certain. Not much more I may do. I am certain George in all probability seems like he gained the race in the present day, he deserved it greater than anybody else.

“I in all probability completed third realistically, so it is powerful. Max in all probability would have come by anyway and possibly crushed us, however, yeah, simply unfortunate for us. Nothing greater than that. I made a few errors, which I come clean with, and price me a few positions in the long run however that’s it.”

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