Asked if the major upgrade to the McLaren – involving changes to the floor, front wing and sidepods, among other things – gave him confidence heading into the Sprint, Norris replied: “I hope so. The pace is very good, probably one of the quickest, so disappointed with today, but I’ll do my best.”
FACTS AND STATS: Norris’s SQ2 time good enough for pole but Verstappen takes P1
Piastri found himself three spots higher than his team mate despite running only half of the McLaren upgrades – with the Australian reflecting after Sprint Qualifying: “I think it was just a really, really tricky session for everybody.
“I don’t know if the track changed a bit, or if we all just thought the soft [tyre] was going to be a lot better, but my lap felt pretty terrible and it was P6! So I think everyone must have just had a bad run. I think Lando did the quickest lap of the whole qualifying on the medium in SQ2. So a bit strange but I’ll take P6.”
News Summary:
- Lando Norris laments ‘silly’ error in Sprint Qualifying as upgraded McLaren shows impressive pace in Miami
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