Lando Norris got here out on prime in a decent battle with Mercedes’s George Russell for pole place in Dash Qualifying across the Lusail Worldwide Circuit, edging out the Briton in addition to his McLaren workforce mate Oscar Piastri.
The papaya workforce, Ferrari and Mercedes all seemed to be within the combat for the highest spot, nevertheless it was Norris who set the quickest lap of 1m 21.012s, simply 0.063s away from Russell’s closing effort across the high-speed Qatar observe.
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The end result comes at an ideal time for McLaren, who’re hoping to increase their 24-point lead over Ferrari within the constructors’ standings to safe their first groups’ championship since 1998.
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