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Lando Norris: I ‘shat myself’ after pre-grid mistake

Lando Norris quipped he “shat myself” in the wake of going off track en route to the grid at Formula 1’s German Grand Prix. McLaren driver Norris ultimately failed to reach the chequered flag owing to a loss of power, but post-race he revealed that he was almost unable to take the start. “The only thing that was stupid that led to a lot of crashes was the drag strip,” said Norris. “Luckily, I did it on my laps to the grid, because we had an onboard that we had to watch, the one magic lap from Fernando [Alonso] when he was with Ferrari, and he goes two wheels over the kerb, onto the drag strip, and everything looks fine. “So I did my lap to the...
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