How Norris overcame Monaco's strategic chaos to get his title bid back on track
With pole position secured on Saturday, Lando Norris knew he had the Monaco Grand Prix victory in his hands but his recent form dip and the two-pitstop rule put extra challenges in front of the McLaren driver. But he came through both obstacles strongly and is now right on the tail of his team-mate Oscar Piastri in the Formula 1 title race
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Lando Norris didn't want to think too much about the permutations of an extra mandatory tyre change for the Monaco Grand Prix, introduced to limit the chance of a repeat of 2024's no-stop race. Even after hurling his McLaren onto pole, Monaco's second-most desired locale behind the Prince's Palace, the Briton was keen to leave strategy to his team - and simply execute his race his way.
He had his own agenda in mind: to clinch his first win since Australia's season opener in March, end a run of unconvincing results, and to end the slow-creep of his deficit to Oscar Piastri's title lead. He couldn't afford to be stacking all of his chips on one number and hope to luck out on the roulette wheel's hypnotic turn. Even so, a low-risk approach was not devoid of going hideously wrong.
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