Norris' 'critical issue' to be repeated in Japan? The Briton answers

Lando Norris had a chaotic end to the Chinese Grand Prix. The Briton referred to it as one of his 'worst nightmares' when he had issues with his brake pedal.

While McLaren seemed to be on course for a comfortable one-two finish in China, however, a late brake pedal issue led to George Russell closing in on Norris during the final laps. Within laps, from a slight issue it turned into a critical one, that would have led to the driver losing key points in his hunt for the drivers' championship. After the event, Norris reassured that it is not a returning problem.

Norris: 'Hope it doesn't happen again'

"I really hope not! No, no expectation of it. I think it was an issue that happened that shouldn’t have happened, basically. I think it was rapidly getting worse, probably quicker than the team were anticipating when they saw it. I think they saw it quite a bit earlier—just after the halfway point of the race—but then it was accelerating in deterioration. So whatever it was, I’m not sure, but it got critical in the last five laps," the current championship leader began after the Grand Prix.

Looking ahead to the Japanese Grand Prix, Norris does not believe it will be an issue for McLaren moving forward. "I think it’s a problem that shouldn’t happen, basically. And I’m sure they’ll try and understand it and make sure it doesn’t happen again."

This article was written in collaboration with Marnik Kok

Want more Formula 1? Then follow GPblog on our various social media channels!

X | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube