In Picture: Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris of McLaren (from Left) [Credit: Getty Images & Fan reaction- x.com/jcrsm_2195]
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri had a day to forget. The McLaren duo failed to use their advantage over their rivals and instead "bottled" the race amid treacherous conditions at Interlagos. The Papaya drivers finished the 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix race in the P6 (Norris) and P8 (Piastri) positions.
Norris started the race from the pole position, but on Turn 1 of the very first lap, he lost the lead to Mercedes' George Russell. The #4 driver is infamous for losing the lead immediately after starting from pole, and Sunday's race was no different. The McLaren driver then had to play the catch-up game. Norris' pit stop also came at a disadvantageous time, as he moved further back from P2.
His teammate Piastri, who started the race from P8, finished in the same position. Even though the Australian driver finished in P6, a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision dropped him down to P8.
