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McLaren explain battery “anomaly” Lando Norris complained about at F1
McLaren does not think the battery issue Lando Norris faced at the Belgian Grand Prix affected his race outcome significantly. Norris lost the lead to Oscar Piastri due to a battery deployment problem after a race delay caused by rain at Spa-Francorchamps. The team downplayed the battery anomaly and emphasized that Norris’s loss of lead was more due to the slipstream effect. Despite McLaren’s efforts to help Norris chase Piastri, three mistakes during the race prevented him from challenging for the win. McLaren’s team principal, Andrea Stella, believes the errors cost Norris the victory and allowed Piastri to extend his championship lead. Overall, Stella highlighted the challenges of driving at the limit in such conditions and staying on the racing line with maximum grip.
