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Daily Mirror
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Jacob Leeks

Lando Norris has Lewis Hamilton regret as McLaren F1 star admits struggles

Lando Norris still regrets gifting Lewis Hamilton the win at the 2021 Russian Grand Prix, having been looked set to claim victory himself.

Norris had qualified on pole position, though saw Carlos Sainz overtake him within two corners of the race's start. But he took that place back 13 laps later, a position he would hold onto until the late stages as McLaren eyed a rare win.

But the Englishman was caught out when heavy rain began falling, with Norris ignoring the advice of his engineers to change onto intermediate tyres. Hamilton meanwhile changed onto inters on lap 50, eventually closing the gap on Norris to two seconds as the McLaren star struggled for control of his car.

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