McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes trackside marshals made a mistake in showing Lando Norris yellow flags on his final flying lap in Q1 that resulted in him being knocked out of qualifying and in 17th place on the starting grid. Norris had slipped into the drop zone in a surprisingly competitive opening segment to qualifying but was on course to comfortably progress to Q3 as he exited Turn 15. A small mistake at the final braking zone, Turn 16, had him sail wide over the exit curbs, costing him considerable time launching onto the 1.4-mile front straight. Onboard footage then shows Norris lifting through the flat-out Turn 17-18 chicane as he passes the slow-moving Esteban Ocon,...
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