Lando Norris was pleased with the result of Qualifying for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after grabbing seventh on the grid on Saturday, which will become a sixth-place start thanks to Valtteri Bottas’ grid penalty for an engine change. The McLaren F1 Team driver’s performance in Qualifying ensured he was the best of the rest behind the leading three teams, denying Renault F1 Team’s Daniel Ricciardo by just 0.020 seconds, and team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr. by 0.023 seconds. Norris also won the inter-team Qualifying battle against Sainz by eleven races to ten, although the Spaniard has had the better results on Sunday, something the Briton will be aiming to rectify this weekend....
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