Norris says McLaren pace was hard to repeat in Austin practice

Lando Norris was seventh-fastest in Friday’s second practice at the Circuit of the Americas, but said it was difficult to reproduce the McLaren’s pace on demand ahead of qualifying.

On a soft-tyre run, Norris oversteered into Turn 15 and could not complete the qualifying run, despite showing promise in the first sector. He said it was “impossible to put a lap together at the minute.”

Norris thought the same difficulty applied to everyone and said small adjustments might help. He described the pace as “there or thereabouts” and said there was still reason to be optimistic.