Concerning Lando Norris F1 trend continues at Italian Grand Prix
Another poor Lap 1 from Lando Norris at�⛎� the Italian Grand Prix continued a worrying trend for the McLaren driver.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris was unable 🌊to retain the lea𝕴d of the race for the seventh time when starting from pole position.
Norris lost the lead on the opening lap of the race at Monza, but this time, he made a strong start down to 🌟the first corner.
However, the McLaren driver was caught unaware by teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri, who produced an aggressive move into Turn 1.
Piastri ultimat🌠ely led the opening lap of the race of the Italian Grand Prix, outꦍclassing his teammate.
It means the seven previous occasions where ⛄Norris has🍸 started on pole, he’s not led the opening lap.
2021 Russian Grand Prix
Norris clin♛ched his maiden pole position for McLaren in changeable conditions at the 2021 Russiaꩲn Grand Prix.
However, he lost the lead to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz on the opening lap before re-overtaking the Ferra𝔉ri driver.
Norris would lead most of the race before a poorly timed switch to the intermediates saw him famously throw away ♍his first victory.
2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix (Sprint)
After being fastest in the sprint shootout at Interlagos, Norris went on to lose the lead to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen into Turn 1.
The Dutchman won the sprint by over four seconds.
2024 Chinese Grand Prix (Sprint)
Norr💜is starred in tricky conditions once again, storming to pole in the shootout𒆙 by over a second.
This time, it was 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton 💙who got the upper 🐽hand into Turn 1 as the seven-time world champion passed him.
Norris tried to overtake Hamilton around the outside of th𝄹e opening sequence of corners but ran wide in the process.
2024 Spanish Grand Prix
As Norris looked to cover off a fast-starting Verstappen in Barcelona, the pair were caught out by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell, who swept around the outside of both of them.
Norris dropped🎃 to third, with his Lap 1 display arguably costing him in the win given McLaren’s impreℱssive race pace.
2024 Hungarian Grand Prix
Another lacklustre Lap 1 performance allowed Piast🌟ri to get past Turn 1.
That set the tone for🌱 the rest of the race with McLaren ultimately favouring Piastri when it came to swapping the pair around in the final stint.
Anot𒈔her missed opportunity for Norris 🌞to win in F1.
2024 Dutch Grand Prix
After storming to pole position at Zandvoort by 0.3s, Norris ꧒lost the lead to Verstappen🌠 into Turn 1.
But McLaren’s pace༺ was so far superior it proved to be inconsequential as he won by over 22 seconds.
2024 Italian Grand Prix
The third time this year where Norris’ actions on the opening lap potentially𝓰 cost him a victory.
This time at least he nailed the start, leဣading from Piastri int💞o the first corner.
But this time Norris waᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚs lackadaisical into Turn 4 as Piastri overt🌳ook him around the outside.
This put Norris on the back foot, losing out to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc at Turn 5, and dropping to third.
While McLaren threw away the race anyway with a two-stop strategyಌ, had Norris led from Piastri, and they ran 1-2, the result might have been different in terms of how they could control the race.

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