Heading into Friday’s F1 Sprint qualifying session at the Chinese Grand Prix, Lando Norris was the favorite. And with good reason. Norris began the year with a strong performance in the Australian Grand Prix where he claimed pole position,

Lando Norris has conceded that he “wasn’t very good today” after a disappointing F1 sprint race performance at the Chinese Grand Prix. Norris lost three positions on the opening lap of the sprint race after running wide at Turn 6. It was an unusual mistake from Norris, who ran onto the grass and took to the run-off.

Lando Norris suffered a nightmare opening lap, as Lewis Hamilton managed to maintain his lead during the early stages of the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race. Championship leader Norris tumbled down the order into ninth, outside of the point-scoring positions for a sprint race.