Norris sees 'luck' deciding qualifying after just missing out on pole

The McLaren driver led both sessions on Friday and also FP3 in Zandvoort, but his teammate, Oscar Piastri managed to snatch pole position from him this Saturday.

The difference was marginal, as only 0.012 seconds separated the two drivers, with Max Verstappen completing the Top 3.

"It’s close, it’s been close the whole weekend, so easily could go one way or the other. I guess a little bit disappointed that I’m not on pole, but it was close, was still some decent laps, so not the end of the world either," Norris began after jumping out of his car.

"With the wind like this, a lot of it’s down to luck as well. Even with all the luck I’ve been having. I had a good lap, Q3, run one, but just a small headwind down the straight and I lost like one hundredth, so you could easily say it’s there," he continued.

Tomorrow, the two McLaren drivers will once again share the first row of the grid.

"We both had terrible starts last year, so we’ll see. I don’t think the inside is a lot better but it’s a long race, a lot of laps, and we’ll see what the weather holds for us too," he concluded.