"We both could have been out at that corner if I braked one metre later."
The British driver was caught out by Piastri, who pulled off a bold move on the outside of the corner.
“A little bit. I would have just braked later, if I needed to,” Norris said. “There was a big gap behind us, there was no risk. I feel like he got way too close for comfort. We both could have been out at that corner if I braked one metre later.McLaren’s decision to go on a two-stop strategy handed Leclerc the race lead, which he held onto despite a fast-charging Piastri in the closing laps.
“No, maybe… Charles won by two seconds in the end,” Norris added. “The fact that he got ahead probably gained him two seconds over the course of the race. Maybe, I don’t know… “At the rear we are strong, and that’s why we’ve been strong at different races. But today was a question of front deg and we struggled too much. Clearly, Charles and the Ferrari were better than us in that perspective.
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