BAKU, Azerbaijan — Lando Norris’ challenge for the Formula 1 title took a blow Saturday as the McLaren driver was only 17th in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Norris was on what seemed to be a lap fast enough to progress from the first part of qualifying as one of the top 15. But he told broadcaster Sky that “I had to lift” - slow down - because of a yellow flag.
Norris is second in the standings, 62 points behind Max Verstappen with eight rounds of the championship remaining.
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