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Daily Mirror
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Anna Malyon

Lando Norris sees funny side as he jokes at McLaren's expense after Bahrain disaster

Lando Norris remains optimistic for the rest of the Formula 1 season despite a disastrous start for his McLaren team.

The 23-year-old was forced to retire from the Bahrain Grand Prix with two laps to go, after suffering from a pneumatic power unit issue throughout the race. Norris began to see issues with his MCL60 in the opening lap which led to him making a total of six pit stops.

But the weekend wasn't a total write-off for the Brit. He showed promising signs during Saturday evening's qualifying session – making it through to Q2 by the skin of his teeth by setting the exact same time as Logan Sargeant before only narrowly missing out on Q3 by two-tenths of a second, qualifying P11.

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