Lando Norris torched his own qualifying after slotting eighth at the United States Grand Prix, saying he should have put the McLaren on the front row instead. His final Q3 lap was deleted for track limits at turn 15—that would have been sixth—but he insists P2 was there for the taking. "I'm just scared in every single corner," Norris told Viaplay, admitting he has "zero confidence" in a car he called incredibly difficult to drive. Oscar Piastri backed him up, qualifying seventh and more than three-quarters of a second off pole. McLaren brought aero updates to Austin but nothing has unlocked the pace that carried them through mid-season. Both drivers say the potential is buried somewhere in the setup; they just can't extract it. Norris called his session a "crap job" and knows the race from eighth will be a grind. McLaren's title push hits a wall at the worst possible venue.
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