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Lando Norris bagged his fifth career pole position at Monza as McLaren locked out the front row for the Italian Grand Prix.
Lando Norris expressed that it “hurts” to admit his pole position effort at the Italian Grand Prix wasn’t strong. He barely outpaced teammate Oscar Piastri in the first round of hot laps during Q3. Despite improving slightly on his second run, Norris felt disappointed with his performance. However, he later learned that he had secured pole position, his fifth career pole. Norris praised his team for their work, acknowledging that while his lap wasn’t great, it was still enough for pole. Looking ahead to the race, Norris aims to repeat his pole-to-win performance from the previous weekend at Zandvoort to close the gap to Max Verstappen in the drivers’ championship. Despite the tight competition, he anticipates a challenging race with many unknown factors that will add excitement.
