Lando Norris says his tumble from dominating sprint qualifying at Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix to finishing SQ3 just ninth was because he “pushed too hard” early on his final lap.
Norris had led SQ1 and SQ2 in his massively upgraded McLaren in Miami on Friday evening, with his time in the middle segment of sprint qualifying good enough to have beaten eventual session-topper Max Verstappen. But Norris lost 0.8s to the Red Bull in their respective first sectors on the sole runs in SQ3, which took place with the drivers running soft tyres after they had used mediums throughout SQ1 and SQ2.
” Norris also said he hoped to gain places from his ninth-place starting spot for the Miami sprint as his “pace was very good” in the opening track running at this event. “Probably one of the quickest,” he added of his potential. “So, disappointed with today but I will do my best tomorrow.
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