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Lando Norris was left searching for answers after falling over six tenths short of Oscar Piastri in Belgian sprint qualifying.
Lando Norris faced his “biggest concern” after sprint qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix, trailing his teammate Oscar Piastri by a significant margin. Despite arriving at Spa with momentum from previous wins, Norris struggled to match the pace set by Piastri during the Friday session. This gap between the McLaren drivers was the widest seen this year. Norris, known for being hard on himself, acknowledged he lacked the pace to compete and needed to improve. Former F1 driver Anthony Davidson believes that Norris has the ability to bounce back from this setback and find more speed. Sky commentator Martin Brundle suggested that Norris may have compromised his tires by pushing too hard on his out-lap, a theory Norris was unsure about.
