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Verstappen and Norris Blame Slow Cars as Mercedes Tops Qualifying

Andrea Stella said McLaren is investigating a power deficit on Norris's car after he was 11.5km/h slower than George Russell in qualifying.

Both world champions said their cars lacked the power to match the speed of the Mercedes that carried George Russell to a dominant pole position ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. "The whole qualifying session, I was lacking top speed," said four-time world champion Verstappen, who had been top of the times in his Red Bull in the earlier final free practice session. "The engine was just not working." "That was one problem and then in Q3, I wa…

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Verstappen and Norris blame slow cars as Mercedes tops qualifying

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McLaren returns to Baku qualifying after a difficult Formula 1 Thursday. Oscar Piastri surprises with third place, while Lando Norris complains about a lack of top speed.

Lando Norris will start from fifth place to Azerbaijan's GP, after having made a mistake in Q3's last attempt. McLaren's driver believes that he could have reached the first line of the grid, but he also regretted the lack of speed of his car on Baku's straights. Norris blocked the wheels [...] The post Azerbaijan GP F1, Lando Norris: "I think that the second place was possible" appeared on AutoSport.

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