Lando Norris was distraught after admitting he had “F’d up” the chance of a second-row start for the Made in Italy and Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. In a more open qualifying session than we are used to seeing in recent times, the McLaren driver was one of the Saturday stars at Imola as he consistently matched the pace of his Mercedes and Red Bull rivals. Even pole position looked possible during Norris’ final run of Q3 as he set two ‘purple’ fastest sectors before ultimately lapping marginally slower than Sir Lewis Hamilton. But swiftly, it emerged the 21-year-old had been the latest to fall victim of the track-limits rule at Turn 9 where the whole of his car had crossed the...
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