Lewis Hamilton settles for fourth after late Lando Norris surge denies early pace
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In the qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton initially topped the timesheets with three purple sectors but ultimately finished fourth after late improvements from Lando Norris, Kimi Antonelli, and Max Verstappen. Norris's pole position came as a surprise, with Hamilton's teammate Charles Leclerc rounding out the top five.
Hamilton expressed a relaxed attitude towards the upcoming race, acknowledging the unpredictability of Ferrari's performance in varying temperatures. He emphasized the importance of team execution during qualifying and mentioned that he had not observed earlier support races to assess overtaking difficulties.
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First to reportLewis Hamilton settles for fourth after late Lando Norris surge denies early paceFerrari's Lewis Hamilton set three purple sectors to briefly top the times in Q3 before late improvements from rivals dropped him to fourth for Sunday's F1 Spanish GP.
Motorsport WeekSat 12 Sep · 18:00 UTCRead their report →Lewis Hamilton settles for fourth after late Lando Norris surge denies early paceFerrari's Lewis Hamilton set three purple sectors to briefly top the times in Q3 before late improvements from rivals dropped him to fourth for Sunday's F1 Spanish GP.Motorsport WeekSat 12 Sep · 18:00 UTCRead →
Lewis Hamilton settles for fourth after late Lando Norris surge denies early paceFerrari's Lewis Hamilton set three purple sectors to briefly top the times in Q3 before late improvements from rivals dropped him to fourth for Sunday's F1 Spanish GP.Motorsport WeekSat 12 Sep · 18:00 UTCRead their report →Lewis Hamilton settles for fourth after late Lando Norris surge denies early paceFerrari's Lewis Hamilton set three purple sectors to briefly top the times in Q3 before late improvements from rivals dropped him to fourth for Sunday's F1 Spanish GP.Motorsport WeekSat 12 Sep · 18:00 UTCRead →Loading comments…
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