Norris says McLaren 'miles off' pace in Baku practice

First reported 1 day, 7 hours ago · latest 21 minutes ago

Lando Norris described McLaren's Thursday practice pace at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as "pretty pants" and "a knife in the heart," finishing 1.5 seconds behind in FP2. The team struggled for performance, with Norris ruling out a pole fight.

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How the sources differ

Sky Sports and BBC lead on Norris's blunt assessment, while Motorsport.com and F1i highlight the 'knife in the heart' quote. Formula1.com provides official context. The Reddit post visualizes the sector deficit. Autosport and the other Reddit post are unrelated.

Recommended first read: Motorsport.com offers the most detailed breakdown of Norris's deficit across sessions, including specific times and comparisons, making it the most informative single source.

Norris says McLaren 'miles off' pace in Baku practice

How the sources differ

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Norris says McLaren 'miles off' pace in Baku practice

How the sources differ

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On social

A visualisation of Norris losing 7 tenths to Russell in sector 3 alone.