Lando Norris makes ‘deserving’ McLaren assessment after qualifying struggles

Lando Norris and McLaren struggled in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, with Norris finishing sixth and teammate Oscar Piastri seventh in Q3. George Russell claimed pole position by over two tenths of a second, with Ferrari second-fastest and McLaren approximately four hundredths of a second behind Max Verstappen in fifth. Despite the qualifying disappointment, Norris expressed optimism about race day performance, highlighting tyre degradation and strategy as key factors in the expected high-temperature conditions.