Norris’s team mate, Oscar Piastri, will start Sunday’s race from third on the grid, having been left to lament a slightly scruffier performance on his final Q3 lap compared to his Q1 and Q2 efforts.
“I just didn’t do a good enough job, really,” the Australian admitted. “I think the first half of the lap was pretty solid, then the second half just wasn’t quite what I needed.
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“The car’s been very quick this weekend. It’s a little bit disappointing to not be a bit higher up, but we’ve still got a good race car underneath us, we can get some really good points and hopefully some trophies tomorrow. We’ll give it a crack.”
Pushed on whether he feels he can still fight for the win, Piastri added: “I think it’s definitely not out of the question. The pace did look good in the long run and we’ve been pretty quick the last few weekends.
“Hopefully we can have a good day tomorrow, get a good start and try and make up a couple of spots if I can. Some good things on offer tomorrow.”
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