Norris penalty U-turn explained by McLaren chief: 'There's no problem at all'
Norris penalty U-turn explained by McLaren chief: 'There's no problem at all'
The Chinese Grand Prix delivered a dramatic sprint qualifying session on a soaked Shanghai International Circuit.
F1's return to China after a five-year hiatus, combined with the significant regulation changes and lack of recent data, meant the drivers were essentially tackling a brand-new circuit.
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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton initially appeared to have secured pole for the first sprint race of the 2024 season, with Norris' final flying lap getting deleted for exceeding track limits.
However, in a dramatic turn of events, the stewards reinstated the lap in the dying moments, handing the McLaren driver his second Sprint pole in his career.
The seven-time champion still managed an all-British front-row start alongside Norris, while a resurgent Fernando Alonso lined up third for Aston Martin.
McLaren boss reacts to FIA decision
Speaking to Sky Sports after the qualifying session, Andrea Stella offered his perspective on the controversial penalty reversal.
"We think it might have been because in the last before he went off at the last corner and they might have thought in this case, having been off at the last corner, it might have implications for the following lap which is the pole lap.
"That lap is completely clean, so there is no problem at all.
"It was reinstated by the FIA themselves.
"Definitely because you go off at the last corner you go off at much lower speed and effectively Lando loses almost three-tenths because he has been off at the previous last corner."
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