“I mean, it's got nothing to do with you as a driver, really. Sometimes it does, and we're talking about like being a few meters early on the button or whatever. It just makes a big difference at times. But there are certain things within your control and a lot of things, way too many things, that are out of your control. It's a shame that there are so many things that can dictate your own pace in qualifying. It's not down to the driver. It's just down to hoping you get lucky that the power unit does what it should do, and doesn't do something silly.”
Norris said the issue had compromised him throughout the season, with Spa marking the first weekend when he finally felt competitive on the straights.
“Honestly, it's been costing me the whole year. This is the first weekend I think all season I've been competitive in the straights, so it’s the first time I'm probably happy. So I've had the problems all season, and this is the first race I've been the one that's like, ‘Oh, I'm happy in the straights for once,’ and it was the first time Oscar was the one a little bit on the back foot in qualifying. But it's also not up to him. It's just down to the power units doing whatever they want.”
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