Lando Norris believes he lost the race in qualifying

Lando Norris spent a long time navigating between the second and the second and a half during the last twenty laps of the Japanese Grand Prix, contested this Sunday at Suzuka, but the Briton never managed to reach the DRS zone of Max VerstappenThe Briton even had to keep an eye on his teammate in his rearview mirrors. Oscar piastri. It was finally in the same order as on the starting grid that the three men saw the checkered flag.

Norris: "Max made no mistakes"

« We lost this race yesterday, Max made no mistakes, says Lando Norris, still leader of the Drivers' Championship after this event. Our pace was too close. It was a long race with a lot of attacking from start to finish, but nothing in particular stood out against Max. He deserved his victory. »

The best and only opportunity for the Briton came at the exit of the pit lane during the only stop of the race, where he came out neck and neck with the Dutchman, even trying to overtake him on the grass. It's the race, Norris smiled. He was still in front, he closed the door on me a little. You can't expect him to give you space."

Despite everything, the weekend remains positive for McLaren who again scored big points this Sunday with Oscar Piastri also taking third place. It was still a very good weekend for us. It's obviously not the position we wanted to have at the finish, but once again Max and Red Bull They deserve their victory. They are fast and we, as a team, did not do enough."

Lando Norris and McLaren will have the chance to take their revenge next weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

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