Lando Norris says McLaren and himself lost out on a fourth-place finish in the Qatar Grand Prix through no fault of their own, the Briton blaming the shortfall on the unfortunate puncture he suffered late in the race. From fourth on the grid, Norris lost a spot at the start to a charging Max Verstappen, but the Briton recouped the position during his first stint. A flawless pit-stop and the implementation of a one-stop strategy put Norris back on track for a top-four finish but a puncture identified by McLaren's engineers forced him to undertake a second stop and a fresh set of medium rubber. The failure was unexpected as the Briton's hard tyre had less mileage than his first set of softs....
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