Lando Norris said he has known for three months that his McLaren team was likely to endure a difficult start to the new Formula 1 season.
Pre-season testing saw some alarm bells ring with the performance of the MCL60 being closely scrutinised. It wasn't long before chief executive Zak Brown was admitting that development targets for the new car had been missed.
The Bahrain Grand Prix was supposed to give the team a first opportunity to properly assess the car's race pace. But that never happened, as Oscar Piastri retired early on with an electrical fault and Norris suffered a pneumatic problem throughout the race which forced him to pit no fewer than six times.
