Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren looks on in the garage during practice - Source: Getty
F1 pundit Mark Hughes believed that McLaren driver Lando Norris took too much out of tires during the Sprint Shootout, which led him to finish P4 in the SQ3 on Friday. The British driver had a difficult start to the weekend as the team looked to be on the back foot going into the Sprint qualifying after just one practice session.
The Norris-McLaren have been the combination to beat ever since the summer break, as the 24-year-old has taken two dominant wins in Zandvoort and Singapore along with three pole positions in the four previous races.
However, McLaren seemed to struggle at the Circuit of the Americas throughout Friday despite the track layout suiting the MCL38. Lando Norris finished a couple of tenths away from his title rival and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, who finished the session on pole position.
