Lando Norris’ world championship ambitions suffered an enormous blow on Saturday as he qualified 17th for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Norris was seemingly caught out by a yellow flag at the end of Q1. Norris and McLaren came into the session with a 100% Q3 record in 2024. The Briton’s ensuing exit is one of the biggest Saturday upsets of the whole season. He needed to find time on his final run, with the MCL38 not as comfortable on the Baku City Circuit as it has been in recent races. But in the final seconds, the cameras cut to Norris trundling back to the pits. The 24-year-old had been on pol…
