{"id":100790,"date":"2023-11-04T17:25:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T17:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossfitcaliforniacity.com\/?p=100790"},"modified":"2023-11-04T17:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T17:25:35","slug":"britains-lando-norris-takes-pole-position-for-sprint-race-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossfitcaliforniacity.com\/racing\/britains-lando-norris-takes-pole-position-for-sprint-race-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain&apos;s Lando Norris takes pole position for sprint race in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Britain&#8217;s Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen by 0.061 seconds to take pole position for the sprint race in Brazil with Sergio Perez securing third spot<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Britain&#8217;s Lando Norris took pole position for Saturday&#8217;s sprint race in Brazil\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Norris beat Verstappen to top spot by 0.061 seconds with Sergio Perez in third\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>George Russell completes the second row with Lewis Hamilton down in fifth\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lando Norris saw off triple world champion Max Verstappen to take pole position for Saturday&#8217;s sprint race in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>The British driver, 23, beat Verstappen to top spot by 0.061 seconds in Interlagos with Sergio Perez third.<\/p>\n<p>George Russell and Lewis Hamilton will line up from fourth and fifth respectively for Mercedes.<\/p>\n<p>Norris believed he could have taken pole for Sunday&#8217;s 71-lap main event, but for a McLaren strategy blunder in Friday&#8217;s rain-hit qualifying session.<\/p>\n<p>However, the young Briton made amends by delivering the quickest time for Saturday&#8217;s 24-lap dash to the chequered flag.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/04\/16\/77402029-0-image-a-2_1699114215647.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lando Norris (L) took pole position for Saturday&#8217;s sprint race ahead of Max Verstappen (R)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/04\/16\/77402031-0-image-a-1_1699114210711.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Norris\u00a0beat Verstappen to top spot by 0.061 seconds in Interlagos with Sergio Perez third<\/p>\n<p>Norris, who is seeking his first win in Formula One, said: &#8216;It felt like one of the worst laps I have done so I am a little bit surprised to be on pole.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I feel like we have made up for yesterday. I have no idea how the sprint will go, but the pace has been good this weekend and the car has been quick.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Perez was a tenth back from Norris, while Russell finished 0.235 sec behind, with Hamilton 0.318 sec adrift.<\/p>\n<p>Yuki Tsunoda qualified sixth ahead of Ferrari&#8217;s Charles Leclerc and Daniel Ricciardo.<\/p>\n<p>Q1 ended early after Esteban Ocon crashed out following a collision with Aston Martin&#8217;s Fernando Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>Ocon was on a hot lap, but briefly lost control of his Alpine though the left-hander at Turn 3, and thumped into Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard was off the racing line, affording space for Ocon, but the Frenchman clipped Alonso&#8217;s Aston Martin which sent him into the tyre barrier at Curva do Sol.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;F****** idiot, Fernando,&#8217; said Ocon after he sustained significant damage to the rear of his machine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/04\/16\/77402187-0-image-a-18_1699114651583.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Q1 ended early after\u00a0Esteban Ocon crashed out following a collision with Fernando Alonso<\/p>\n<p>Alonso limped back to the pits with front suspension damage leaving his mechanics scrambling to get his machine ready for Q2.<\/p>\n<p>A 28-minute delay followed as the barrier was repaired but Alonso was unable to continue. He will start 15th.<\/p>\n<p>The double world champion&#8217;s team-mate Lance Stroll qualified an impressive third for Sunday&#8217;s grand prix. But the Canadian will line up three places from the back for Saturday&#8217;s sprint which gets under way at 3:30pm local time (6:30 pm GMT).<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/formulaone\/article-12710373\/Britains-Lando-Norris-beats-Max-Verstappen-0-061-seconds-pole-position-sprint-race-Brazil-Sergio-Perez-securing-spot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain&#8217;s Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen by 0.061 seconds to take pole position for the sprint race in Brazil with Sergio Perez securing third spot Britain&#8217;s Lando Norris took pole position for Saturday&#8217;s sprint race in Brazil\u00a0 Norris beat Verstappen to top spot by 0.061 seconds with Sergio Perez in third\u00a0 George Russell completes the second row with Lewis Hamilton down in fifth\u00a0 Lando Norris saw off triple world champion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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