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Lando Norris narrowly missed out on back-to-back grand prix wins, settling for second place behind Max Verstappen at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Lando Norris revealed that he was “praying” for one more lap in his pursuit of Max Verstappen at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Despite winning his first grand prix in Miami two weeks prior, Norris could not challenge Verstappen for the lead throughout the race. After holding off Charles Leclerc, Norris increased his pace in the later stages to close in on Verstappen, trailing by seven-tenths of a second. Norris expressed regret for not having extra laps to attack and acknowledged that overheating tires and losing grip hindered his performance in the opening segment of the race. He pushed hard to catch up to Verstappen but fell just short, finishing one lap too late to make a move.
