{
  "id": 16391514,
  "title": "Lando Norris laments \"very bad job\" in qualifying for F1 United States GP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/lando-norris-laments-very-bad-job-in-qualifying-for-f1-united-states",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T23:24:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lando-norris-laments-very-bad-job-in-qualifying-for-f1-united-states-gp/10868026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lando Norris expressed deep disappointment with his \"very bad job\" during qualifying for the F1 United States Grand Prix, despite feeling he should have been on the front row. The reigning world champion ended up in eighth place, just one spot behind his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, who briefly claimed sixth position before it was revoked due to exceeding track limits at Turn 19. Despite the car's impressive straight-line speed, Norris found it incredibly difficult to handle, describing it as the \"hardest car I've ever had to drive in my life.\" He believes a good points return is still possible in Sunday's race, especially after leading Q1, but acknowledges it will be challenging to overtake others. The 26-year-old admits the car struggles in sector three, which is slow and has limited speed. Norris is frustrated that McLaren has introduced the first stage of its annual upgrade package, but it hasn't significantly improved the car's performance.",
  "summary": "Lando Norris was incredibly frustrated by his “very bad job” in qualifying for Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix as he took eighth despite thinking a front row was possible. The reigning world champion will share row four with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, despite briefly taking sixth with his second Q3 run before that time was struck off because he had exceeded track limits at Turn ...…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "Kimi Antonelli inches closer to F1 history at the United States GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/kimi-antonelli-inches-closer-to-f1-history-at-the-united-states-gp-16392203",
        "published": "2026-10-24T23:31:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Kimi Antonelli inches closer to F1 history at the United States GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/kimi-antonelli-inches-closer-to-f1-history-at-the-united-states-gp",
        "published": "2026-10-24T23:31:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Antonelli stands on brink of history in Austin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/antonelli-stands-on-brink-of-history-in-austin",
        "published": "2026-10-25T00:40:56.000Z"
      }
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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."
}