McLaren drivers split in Singapore Sprint Qualifying as Norris accepts blame
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris ended Sprint Qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix fourth and fifth for McLaren. Norris said he had no excuse for his final result and took responsibility for missing the front row, despite positive signs from the team.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished fourth and fifth respectively in Sprint Qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. The session left the team’s two drivers closely matched on the final order, but on different sides of the intra-team battle.
According to Motorsport.com, Norris was seventh in SQ1, just 0.020s ahead of Piastri, and then third in SQ2, where he was 0.534s quicker than his team-mate. In the top-10 shootout, however, Norris ended up fifth and was 0.133s slower than Piastri.
Norris said he had "no excuse" for his performance in the final phase and took full blame for not securing a front-row place. Crash.net also reported that he was confident McLaren had addressed its fuel system issue, pointing to encouraging signs on the technical side.
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