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Sochi was '60/40′ McLaren's decision to make over Norris
Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn feels that McLaren had authority over Lando Norris to decide on a late swap to inters at the Russian GP. A day prior to the race in Sochi, torrential rain through Saturday morning had left drivers facing a damp, but drying track once qualifying got underway later in the day. And just as it seemed that intermediates would see out all three sessions, a window right at the end of Q3 opened up to gamble on a set of slick soft tyres. It was a risk which paid off for several drivers, mixing up the grid and putting Norris on pole for the first time in his career, with Carlos Sainz and George Russell completing the top three. Norris would lose P1 to Sainz at...
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