Norris ‘disappointed’ to miss out on Qatar pole

Lando Norris was disappointed not to beat his teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri to pole position at the Qatar Grand Prix after making a mistake on his final qualifying lap.

Norris will start the race in second place behind Piastri after aborting his final lap as he started to run wide in Turn 2.

Victory in Sunday’s race would secure Norris his first world title regardless of where his rivals finish, but if he crosses the finish line behind Piastri, the championship battle will go down to the final race in Abu Dhabi.

Norris said his error was all the more frustrating knowing that he had improved his performance following sprint qualifying on Friday evening.

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«There’s a long run down to turn one is a good opportunity for anyone to gain or lose positions.

«Otherwise, apart from that, I think it’s going to be a pretty boring and straightforward race.»

Asked how he would sleep knowing he has a shot at securing his first F1 title on Sunday, Norris joked: «Hopefully bad, because normally usually the worse I sleep the better I do!»