Norris ‘hurt’ by Miami qualy mistake that cost him P6

Lando Norris felt he would have been starting the Miami Grand Prix from P6 rather than P8 if a mistake had not crept in.

On the face of it, starting Formula 1’s first ever Miami Grand Prix from P8 represents a solid effort from Norris and although he is happy with that grid slot, the Briton could not overlook what he felt was a costly error.

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Norris explained he made a mistake on his last Q3 lap, which meant he gave up a few tenths of a second and went slower than in Q2.

And without that, he thinks it would have been him starting from P6 instead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.

The chequered flag flies on qualifying.

We’ll start 8th and 14th on the grid for the #MiamiGP. pic.twitter.com/W8Gwc6dmwu

— McLaren (@McLarenF1) May 7, 2022

“I’m happy. It’s very tricky, very tough to put the laps together, just easy to make mistakes,” he told reporters after Q3.

“Maybe not the happiest. I made a mistake on my final lap, I didn’t go as quick as I did in Q2. I just made one small mistake, it just cost me so much.

“It hurt a little bit because I could have maybe been two positions ahead. The mistakes maybe cost me a couple of tenths and that would have been two positions.

“So a bit annoyed about that, but nevertheless I’m still happy. It was a tough day. I think we made good progress all weekend from where we were. We didn’t think we’d be even in Q3, so I’m happy, and a good chance for us to score some points tomorrow.”

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