Lando Norris admits he was “caught sleeping” when George Russell overtook him on the opening lap of the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix sprint race.
Lando Norris admits he was “caught sleeping” on Lap 1 but says George Russell ‘paid heavy price’ for pushing early, who secured the inside line for Turn 1 before easing to a comfortable victory in the sixth and final sprint race of the season.
“I’ll have to re-watch it, I’m not sure what happened,” Norris said of his start. “My reaction was good, but then the second phase was not good. That’s all I know for now. “But I tried then to get into DRS of Max. I thought if I could get the opportunity I would try it early on, so I could try and control the race out front in some cleaner air, but never quite got close enough.
While Norris was disappointed not to be able to challenge Verstappen for the win, he was happy to take the positives from a race that was ultimately dictated by tyre management.“It’s a tough circuit, you don’t feel like you can push anywhere. It’s kind of always a little bit like this but it feels a little bit like COTA in a way. You do two laps and after that you have no grip and are managing. Again, a management-based race.
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