{
  "id": 13217093,
  "title": "Lando Norris: “No excuse” for Singapore gap to Oscar Piastri",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/lando-norris-no-excuse-for-singapore-gap-to-oscar-piastri",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T21:05:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lando-norris-no-excuse-for-singapore-gap-to-oscar-piastri/10863564/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lando Norris has stated there is \"no excuse\" for his underwhelming performance in sprint qualifying at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. The British driver finished seventh in SQ1 and third in SQ2, yet still ended up fifth in the top-10 shootout, trailing team-mate Oscar Piastri by 0.133 seconds. Norris admitted, \"I just don t think I put together a very good lap. That was all, no excuse.\" McLaren addressed fuel injection issues that hampered the MCL40's top speed in Baku and Malaysia, introducing a fix in Singapore. Norris expressed satisfaction with the solution but acknowledged his poor lap times, saying, \"I didn t do a good enough job.\" Piastri, meanwhile, outqualified Norris for the third time in recent sessions, securing fourth place overall.",
  "summary": "Lando Norris says he has “no excuse” for his poor performance in sprint qualifying at Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix. After taking seventh in SQ1, 0.020s ahead of McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, and third in SQ2, 0.534s faster than the Australian, Norris ended up fifth in the top-10 shootout. He was outpaced by Piastri by 0.133s in that final phase. “I just don't think I put ... Keep reading",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Kareena Kapoor Khan meets F1 star Lando Norris in McLaren chat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/kareena-kapoor-khan-meets-f1-star-lando-norris-in-mclaren-chat",
        "published": "2026-10-09T20:37:19.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}