“You’re at all times looking for that subsequent little bit however you noticed how many individuals had been going off and crashing and locking up, so it was simple to finish up badly and find yourself within the wall, or do one thing the place you won’t even make the race later at present,” Norris defined.
“That threat/reward was not simple at present, particularly from the place I used to be in Q1 I discovered it very powerful to understand how rather more can I push. In order that’s why I’m completely happy, as a result of it’s a reliving qualifying after one thing like this.
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“Eyes ahead, I imply I’ve received some fast guys behind. George put in a pleasant lap, Yuki’s been flying within the moist all day at present. It’s by no means simple in these circumstances, it’s by no means as a lot as simply settling down and getting on with it.”
In the meantime, his papaya staff mate Oscar Piastri didn’t problem Norris for pole after a visit off the observe ruined his last lap, leaving him to begin the Grand Prix in P8.
Dissecting the error, the Aussie mentioned he locked up into Flip 1, resulting in a “disappointing” and “irritating” end result.