Lando Norris furiously snaps at F1 reporter at Brazilian GP - 'I hate these questions'
McLaren F1 star Lando Norris showed his displeasure with a question about Max Verstappen after qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint race had concluded
by Daniel Moxon · The MirrorLando Norris snapped at a Max Verstappen question minutes after the conclusion of qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint race.
The Brit was the second quickest on track during that session, beaten to pole by team-mate Oscar Piastri. And he was very pleased with that result - but less so with one of the questions he faced in the media pen afterwards.
His title rival Verstappen had qualified fourth for the Sprint. And the second question he was asked by F1 TV was about his title rival's grid slot and how he felt about going up against the Dutchman on Saturday.
But the question had not even been fully finished when Norris snapped: "I do not care, I hate these questions so much. I just want to race, I do not care where he qualifies.
"For me, I just focus on my own job and that is it. It is the same question every time and it does not matter if he is first or if he is last, I will do the best that I can."
He was much happier, though, to talk about the front row lockout McLaren achieved for the Sprint, especially having struggled for pace in practice earlier in the day. Norris added: "It was a big improvement compared to earlier today when we were struggling a lot.
"I am a little bit surprised that we were so quick today, but it was a pleasant one, of course. It was a good lap, I made some mistakes on my final lap and boxed, but it was a good job as a team. It was a pleasant surprise."
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Piastri was a very happy pole-sitter and beamed about his achievement as he spoke to Sky Sports after the conclusion of the session. The Australian said: "The very first lap of the session in SQ1, I put in a really good lap and then didn't do another one at the end.
"The track was moving on really quickly and it was about a second and a half faster by the end of it. I was catching up a little bit through the runs but the last lap, the soft tyres hung on for a second lap which was nice and I managed to put it on pole.
"It was coming together a bit better than we expected, but we felt comfortable after P1 this morning. Everybody was thrown off a little bit by how bumpy the track was and I think there were a lot of setup changes going on, so the order was a bit jumbled. But we were confident on paper that we should be strong and that session showed it."