At the checkered flag of sprint qualifying in Qatar, Lando Norris concludes in pole position. He will therefore start ahead of everyone in the Sprint Race on Saturday. The driver of the McLaren the first attempt in Q3 was enough to secure the first place.
Norris after sprint qualifying: “Very fast track. Nice to bounce back after Las Vegas”
Speaking about these qualifications that project us directly to the sprint race, Norris focused on the Lusail circuit. Some changes were made before this weekend, and Lando wanted to underline the speed of the track: “This track is really tough, it’s very fast. It is most likely the fastest circuit on the entire calendar.. Especially the last sector is really complicated, but today we had a great qualifying. It was very important to recover after the weekend in Las Vegas. – continued the #4 papaya, who focused on the characteristics of the track and his lap – The lap I did was decent, in the second attempt I tried to improve but I made a lot of mistakes. The goal was the pole, which was achieved and so we are satisfied. Comparing the conditions to last year these are better; the wind plays a fundamental role. We are all very close, and being able to get in front is a great achievement".
“The goal is to win every session and take the maximum number of points”
In conclusion of his interview, Norris also talked about the struggle with Ferrari in the Constructors. His ambition is to win everything, as is that of McLaren itself: “On a track like this it’s not easy to put together a lap, but in any case we respected the premises of the eve and we are in front. The goal is to be first in every session, to do a double and take home the maximum number of points for the Constructors' Championship. They will all be fast, both Mercedes and Ferrari, so it will not be easy. Obviously it will be exciting and we can't wait".
