Lando Norris says his pole position lap for the Spanish Grand Prix was a "work of art" after he came out on top in a thrilling qualifying, just hours after a fire at McLaren's hospitality. Norris pipped Max Verstappen by 0.020s to claim the second pole position of his F1 career, with both drivers showing their class in an extremely competitive weekend at the front of the field.
Verstappen benefitted from a slipstream as Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez helped him but Norris tactically got a tow from Alpine's Esteban Ocon on his last Q3 lap. "We planned for it (the tow from Esteban Ocon). I knew Max was going to do it.
Oscar and I lost out on a one-two in Imola Qualifying because of the slipstream that Max did," Norris told Sky Sports F1 . "It has been clear all weekend that we needed to get a slipstream so we planned to get a slipstream. It was quite simple.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player "It was in the plan the whole time. It didn't gain me as much as you think, it gained me maybe five or six hundredths. Max also got a slipstream so I didn't gain more on him because of that.
"It was just that my lap was beautiful. Today felt like a work of art. Every corner just flowed and my body moved in the right way.
When to watch Spanish GP live on Sky Stream every F1 race on NOW Latest F1 team-mate head-to-heads Get Sky Sports F1 "You know when you don't have to think about it. It is the one lap I didn't think and things just flowed perfectly." Please use C.
