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Lando Norris assesses qualifying only seventh in Baku.
During a chaotic qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Lando Norris missed a golden opportunity to gain ground on Oscar Piastri after Piastri crashed and qualified ninth.
Although Norris had a chance to close the gap on his championship rival, he ended up finishing a disappointing seventh on the grid, just two places ahead of Piastri.
Despite the setback, Norris firmly rejected the idea that he had missed an opportunity, stating that losing 1.122 seconds to Max Verstappen was not expected.
Sky Sports F1 pundit Jamie Chadwick believes Norris will be disappointed in himself, seeing this as a prime chance to score valuable points against Piastri.
Norris acknowledged that going out first in qualifying was a mistake on McLaren’s part, but McLaren team principal Andrea Stella defended the decision, emphasizing the importance of executing a clean lap.
