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Lando Norris regrets not pushing earlier in the second stint to boost his chances at passing Max Verstappen through the pit stops in Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix. Following a conservative start, Norris unleashed a blistering pace on the Intermediates to reel in Max Verstappen and George Russell to pass both in successive laps. The […]
Following a conservative start, Norris unleashed a blistering pace on the Intermediates to reel in Max Verstappen and George Russell to pass both in successive laps. The Briton managed to open up a near eight-second advantage in the lead when McLaren pitted one lap too late under a Safety Car and he dropped back to third spot. However, Norris almost retrieved those two lost positions when McLaren prolonged his switch to the slicks and he built up the necessary gap to emerge in first place. Norris was exposed on a wet pit exit, though, and Verstappen breezed past, leading Red Bull boss Christian Horner to claim McLaren could’ve won with an earlier stop. Norris claimed his sixth podium in nine races this season, but he proclaimed that McLaren can no longer be satisfied with coming second now that he has won a race. “We should have won today,” he insisted. “I think we’re at a level now where we’re not satisfied with second, like the target is to win. And we didn’t do that.”
