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Piastri Puzzled by 'Mystery' Lack of Speed as Norris Takes Pole
Oscar Piastri qualified eighth, 0.588 seconds behind teammate Lando Norris who claimed pole, leaving Piastri puzzled by the unexplained pace gap at the Mexico City circuit.
- At the Mexico City Grand Prix qualifying session, Oscar Piastri described his recent loss of performance as 'a mystery' after qualifying eighth, 0.5889 seconds behind McLaren team-mate Lando Norris's pole lap.
- Facing rising pressure from rivals, Oscar Piastri's championship lead has shrunk over the last four rounds as his form at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez varied, including elimination in Q1 months ago.
- Norris's lap of 1:15.5862 gave him pole, beating Leclerc by 0.2623, while Piastri just made Q3 and will start seventh after Sainz's penalty.
- If the grid stands, Lando Norris will take the championship lead by five points with four race weekends left, while Oscar Piastri's poor qualifying threatens his title lead.
- The Mexico City circuit challenges drivers with low air density and an 830m run to turn one, while Max Verstappen, despite five prior wins, struggled in qualifying.
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Where is the shape of Oscar Piastri? This question arises the Formula 1! Is Lando Norris perhaps the better driver?
Lando Norris tackles the takeover of power in Formula 1 in Mexico City. The World Cup's second race is racing on the pole. Leading rider and team-mate Oscar Piastri only becomes eighth. Also catch-up expert Max Verstappen did not convince.
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Motor racing-Piastri puzzled by 'mystery' lack of speed as Norris takes pole
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Formula One leader Oscar Piastri said his vanishing speed was "a bit of a mystery" after struggling to seventh on the grid in Mexico City Grand Prix qualifying while teammate Lando Norris took pole position. Read full story
·Malaysia
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The Independent (US)Why Oscar Piastri only qualified seventh for Mexico GP
The world championship leader struggled again in qualifying while Lando Norris sealed pole position
·London, United Kingdom
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