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Why F1’s cars are now “hanging on” as Qatar’s lap time tumbles by 3.4 seconds

Formula 1 drivers are used to going quick, but even they have been a bit taken aback by just how fast things have been in Qatar this weekend.

Indeed, as Lando Norris jumped out of his McLaren after snatching pole for the sprint race on Friday evening, he was wide-eyed about the challenges faced in staying committed through some of Losail’s speedier sections.

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