McLaren certain that Lando Norris' failure in Canada is "not an ongoing issue"

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14:53, 18 Jun 2019

byLouis Shaw

McLaren have revealed what caused Lando Norris' suspension failure during the Canadian Grand Prix. The team have said that it was a one-off issue and it is not likely to happen again. McLaren are currently 4th in the constructor's championship and will hope to hold onto this position at the French Grand Prix this weekend.

"We had high temperatures in the brakes," a McLaren spokesperson said to Autosport. "That caused a component failure, which basically created a localized fire."

"Because it was in an area where there isn't any airflow, it didn't get extinguished, and basically we exceeded the temperatures that carbon can withstand, and effectively that led to the suspension giving way.

"We're clear about what happened, so it's not an ongoing issue, it was a singular event."

Up until the issue, Norris had been competing well and was on track for solid points finish.

McLaren will hope that they have fixed this issue and Lando Norris will hope that he can get an opportunity to perform well this weekend at the French Grand Prix.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

McLaren certain that Lando Norris' failure in Canada is "not an ongoing issue"

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