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Lando Norris: “No excuse” for Singapore gap to Oscar Piastri

Lando Norris says he has “no excuse” for his poor performance in sprint qualifying at Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.After taking seventh in SQ1, 0.020s ahead of McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, and third in SQ2, 0.534s faster than the Australian…

By Ben Vinel · Motorsport

Published: Friday, 9 October 2026 at 9:05 PM

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Lando Norris admitted he had no excuse after finishing behind teammate Oscar Piastri in Singapore sprint qualifying.
Piastri qualified in fourth place, outpacing fifth-placed Norris by 0.133 seconds in the final SQ3 session.
McLaren introduced a fix at Marina Bay for fuel injection issues that previously hampered straight-line speed.

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Lando Norris admitted he had "no excuse" after being outqualified by McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri during sprint qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix. Norris qualified fifth in the decisive SQ3 shootout at Marina Bay, finishing 0.133 seconds behind Piastri, who secured fourth position.

Norris owned up to simply not putting together a strong lap, despite McLaren introducing a fix for recent fuel injection issues that impacted the MCL40. The result marked the third time in the last five qualifying sessions that Piastri finished ahead of Norris.

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Lando Norris: “No excuse” for Singapore gap to Oscar Piastri

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