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Lando Norris qualifies eighth for the United States Grand Prix after track limits penalty

Lando Norris qualified eighth for Formula 1's United States Grand Prix after a time was struck off for exceeding track limits.⁠[2, 4] He had briefly taken sixth with his second Q3 run before the lap was deleted, and he will share row four with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.⁠[4] Norris, the reigning world champion, said he had thought a front row was possible and called his performance a "very bad job".⁠[1, 4]

He also said he was "scared in every single corner" during what he described as "terrible" qualifying, according to RaceFans.⁠[6] PlanetF1 reported that Norris blamed his McLaren for his troubles; Crash.net reported that he blamed himself.⁠[2, 5]

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Read first Lando Norris laments "very bad job" in qualifying for F1 United States GP · Motorsport.com

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        1. 1 Autosport · Not rated · Oct 24, 7:26 p.m. ETNorris frustrated after United States GP qualifying: "I did a very bad job"
        2. 2 Crash.net · Not rated · Oct 24, 9:05 p.m. ETLando Norris blames himself for “terrible job” after track limits woe in US GP qualifying
        3. 3 Motorsport Week · Not rated · Oct 25, 8:00 a.m. ETLando Norris laments ‘terrible job’ in US GP F1 qualifying
        4. 4 Motorsport.com · Not rated · Oct 24, 7:24 p.m. ETLando Norris laments "very bad job" in qualifying for F1 United States GP
        5. 5 PlanetF1 · Not rated · Oct 24, 7:52 p.m. ETLando Norris slates ‘impossible’ McLaren after tough United States qualifying
        6. 6 RaceFans · Not rated · Oct 24, 7:26 p.m. ETNorris says he’s “scared in every single corner” after “terrible” qualifying | Formula 1
        7. 7 RacingNews365 · Not rated · Oct 25, 4:50 a.m. ETLando Norris makes astonishing claim over Austin F1 qualifying struggles
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