Norris qualified third for Sunday's Mexico Grand Prix, behind Formula 1 title rival Verstappen
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella reckons the team's execution let it down in Mexico Grand Prix qualifying and felt pole was possible. But Lando Norris, who was quickest in both Q1 and Q2, suggested he had hit the limit of potential in his car. He was unable to hit the ground running at the start of Q3 and was only fifth fastest at the end of the opening runs before improving on his follow-up effort, which earned him third on the grid.
' Norris did not necessarily agree with Stella's assessment and explained: 'I was at the limit. 'I couldn't go any quicker, it's more I think the others just didn't get the most out of it. Pretty much every corner I was close to locking up and making mistakes, and I did that in my Q3 run one lap. 'But I definitely had nowhere near close to three-tenths left in the car. So it was more that they just went quicker.
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