{"id":294154,"date":"2023-11-04T15:55:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T15:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294154"},"modified":"2023-11-04T15:55:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T15:55:46","slug":"lando-norris-proven-right-with-sprint-pole-as-max-verstappen-issued-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/lando-norris-proven-right-with-sprint-pole-as-max-verstappen-issued-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Norris proven right with sprint pole as Max Verstappen issued promise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/Lando-Norris-McLaren-5049512.jpg?r=1699112853645\"><\/p>\n<p>Lando Norris has promised to &#8216;give it his all&#8217; to beat Max Verstappen in the sprint race on Saturday after the McLaren star pipped the reigning world champion to P1 in the sprint shootout.<\/p>\n<p>Norris finished the third section of the sprint shootout less than a tenth of a second ahead of Verstappen, while Sergio Perez, who had gone fastest through the first sector, slotted into P3.<\/p>\n<p>There was less to celebrate on the other side of the McLaren garage as Oscar Piastri could only manage a P10 finish in the shootout, finishing just under six-tenths of a second behind his team-mate.<\/p>\n<p>After taking the chequered flag to confirm the sprint race pole, Norris sounded extremely confused over the team radio, claiming that his lap &#8220;felt so bad&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <strong>Brazilian GP scare as grandstand roof collapses after qualifying red flag[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old elaborated on his comments in his post-race interview, explaining: &#8220;A great day. Honestly, it felt like one of the worst laps I\u2019ve done, so I\u2019m a little bit surprised, but it\u2019s a good surprise. I feel like we\u2019ve made up for yesterday. My first pole in a long time, so I\u2019m happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Norris was then asked about his chances of keeping Verstappen behind in the sprint race, replying: &#8220;No idea. But the pace has been good all weekend. The car\u2019s been very strong. We\u2019re on the right track.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a tough one, the Red Bulls are always quick, Max is always quick. So it\u2019s not going to be an easy race, but the pace is strong, so if we\u2019re going to have any chance, I\u2019ll give it my all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <strong> More F1&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Verstappen bemoans &#8216;terrible&#8217; Brazilian GP quali lap as he shares Leclerc chat[BRAZILIAN GP] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Tsunoda rages at Hamilton and calls for penalty during Brazilian GP qualifying[HAMILTON] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Wolff opens up on impact of key Mercedes departure following technical shake-up[MERCEDES] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &#038; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/Max-Verstappen-Red-Bull-5049544.jpg?r=1699112853754\"><\/p>\n<p>Norris will have been delighted to avenge his qualifying mishap from Friday. The McLaren star was extremely frustrated after throwing away a shot at pole position, eventually taking the chequered flag to qualify P7.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Explaining his mixed emotions on Friday, he explained: \u201cI don\u2019t know what feel about it. I think the car was amazing, it came alive a lot in qualifying. Easily good enough to be quickest, I\u2019d say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously delivering the lap and putting it together in Q3 and everything\u2019s a different job. But [the car was] easily quick enough [for pole], so disappointed. Another disappointing [Friday], but not a lot we could\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/f1-autosport\/1831517\/Lando-Norris-sprint-pole-Max-Verstappen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Lando Norris has promised to &#8216;give it his all&#8217; to beat Max Verstappen in the sprint race on Saturday after the McLaren star pipped the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/lando-norris-proven-right-with-sprint-pole-as-max-verstappen-issued-promise\/\" title=\"Lando Norris proven right with sprint pole as Max Verstappen issued promise\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lando Norris proven right with sprint pole as Max Verstappen issued promise - Sportstoft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/lando-norris-proven-right-with-sprint-pole-as-max-verstappen-issued-promise\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lando Norris proven right with sprint pole as Max Verstappen issued promise - Sportstoft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lando Norris has promised to &#8216;give it his all&#8217; 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