Norris says Piastri error hurt his final Monza qualifying lap
Lando Norris said Oscar Piastri’s late Q3 mistake in Italian Grand Prix qualifying at Monza prevented him from improving on his final run. Norris believes the issue may have cost him several grid places after he ended the session ninth.
After qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Lando Norris said he could have gone quicker in Q3 if team-mate Oscar Piastri had not made a mistake late in the session. Norris estimated the lost opportunity was worth as much as half a second.
Norris’s best Q3 time came on his first attempt, a 1m22.256s lap. That effort had put him seventh at that stage, but he ultimately finished qualifying in ninth.
According to Norris, the disruption in the closing moments may effectively have cost him a few positions on the grid. Both reports frame the incident as a factor in why he was unable to improve on his final run.
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