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Jake Boxall-Legge

How brutal VSC timing turned Lando Norris’ Spanish GP upside down

Two seconds - this was the margin between Lando Norris passing the Madring pit entry and the call for the virtual safety car that ended his victory hopes for the Spanish Grand Prix - one that Formula 1 race winner Kimi Antonelli ultimately accepted.

Norris had pulled out a 6.2s lead over Antonelli by the start of the 14th lap, and looked every bit in command at the front of the field once the Briton had shaken off a frenetic opening lap - in which the championship leader put him under pressure, only to run off the road at both Turn 1 and Turn 5.

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