Lando Norris looked on course to set a great qualifying lap at the Belgian Grand Prix, but was forced to abandon the session due to an accident. The incident caused a hard impact, he explained to Motorsportmagazine.com.
The Englishman desperately needed the points to cement his third place in the world championship, but things went unexpectedly wrong. "Well, everything was going extremely well. Since the first lap in Q1 things were going perfectly and the car was feeling hooked up, I felt confident with the car. And I guess it was tricky going out in Q3 because even on the out lap I was saying how wet it was and saying it should be stopped or something, because I was aquaplaning quite a bit."
"So it was just a difficult situation to be in, how much do you want to push, how much do you not?" continued Norris. "I think it’s combination of pushing a bit too much for the weather at that point, and aquaplaning a little bit in the middle of Eau Rouge, which obviously doesn’t end too well."
Norris' physical status
Meanwhile, Norris has recovered from the accident. "I’ve been better. But I’m good. I think just a bit bruised, obviously, it was quite a big impact and I think my body’s just been thrown around a little bit. But no, I’m good. I’m ready to race for tomorrow."