50 minutes before the start: Lando Norris' comment

      Lando Norris starts third in Shanghai and aims to win…

      Lando Norris: "Yesterday in the qualifying final, Oscar Piastri, my team–mate, managed to complete a great lap, but I didn't, so he deserves to start from pole position. At the same time, our cars are equally fast, but I didn't manage to fully unleash the potential of the MCL39.

      However, 3rd position is also a good place to start, so I'm happy and I hope that I can push forward and earn a lot of points. It's going to be a long season, so I'm not complaining that I'm starting third.

      However, I don't really like the balance of the car, it doesn't allow me to take full advantage of the strengths of my driving style when the track has such characteristics that understeer is especially pronounced here.

      However, I'm not particularly worried, because I understand that my task this weekend is to minimize losses. Still, I'm optimistic, and I hope to have a good race. I will try to fight for the victory, but at the same time I am ready for the fact that it will be my best race of the year."