Marc Priestley can still see a silver lining for McLaren at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix despite Lando Norris only qualifying in P17 following a shock early exit during Q1. It could be the final nail in the coffin of Norris’ already thin championship hopes after failing to get out of the first stage of qualifying. A brief yellow flag forced the 24-year-old to scrap a flying lap at the end of Q1 as Esteban Ocon limped back to the Alpine garage after his crash. Ocon caused intermittent yellow flags in the final seconds of Q1 after his brush with the wall at Turn 7. The Frenchman’s rear-left punctur…
