Lando Norris went against McLaren to "return the favour" to Oscar Piastri in Qatar sprint
Lando Norri🎉s explains his decision to hand Oscar Piastri the sprint race victory in Qatar.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris has revealed he rejected instructions from McLaren as he let 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri take the sprint race victory at the F1 Qatar Grand Prix.
Norris controlled the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix from pole positiꦜo♎n.
The McLaren driver compromised his own race by lifting off to give his teammate DRS to defend from the fast-charging 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell in third.
Norris looked on course to take📖 the sprint race win in Qatar - as he did in 🍨Brazil - up until the final corner.
ඣ🔯On the approach to the finish line, Norris lifted off and allowed Piastri to overtake, giving the Australian an unlikely victory.
It seems Norris’ decision to hand Piast🌳ri the win stems from a similar situation in the Brazil sprint race.
In Brazil, Piastri moved over for Norris to ⛎aid his hopes in the F1 drivers’ championship.
Speaking after the sprint race in Qatar, Norris explained that he ignored calls from McLaren to remain 🍸in the lead to "return the favour" to Piastri.
“It was probably a bit closer than what I was wanting, but I planned to do it since Brazil, yeah, just what๊ I thought 𓃲was best, probably a bit sketchy,” Norris explained.
“The team told me not to do it, but I thought I could get away with it and we did, so honestly I don’t mind, I’m not here to win sprint races, I’m here to win races and a championship – but that’s not gone to plan you know, so I did the b📖est we could and I look forward to tomorrow.”
McLaren one step closer to F1 title
McLaren’s 1-2 finish in the♏ sprint race at the Lusail International Circuit means they are one step closer to their first F1 constructors’ title since 1998🍸.
McLaren are now 30 points ahead of Ferra▨ri going into tomorrow’s ꦉQatar Grand Prix.
If McLaren outscore F🐬errari by 15 points on Sunday📖, they will be crowned 2024 F1 constructors’ champions.
McLaren haven’t won the constructors’ title since 1998 witౠh Mika Hakkinen and David ༒Coulthard.
Had McLaren not been disqualified from the 2007 constructors’ championship amid spygate, they would have won that title with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso.
Ferrari’s wait for a constructors’ title stretches back to 2008 should they not bꦯe able to overcom💝e McLaren this year.
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