Formula 1 drivers are always asking teams to give them the tools for success, but champions McLaren went a step too far when they left some in Lando Norris's car at the Miami Grand Prix on Friday.
Norris exclaimed over the McLaren team radio as he went out for the sole practice session before sprint qualifying: "You've left so many tools in the cockpit. Everything is just falling apart."
Last year's race winner Norris pitted, tossing the offending items out of the cockpit, and stewards said they were investigating. One of the items appeared to be a torch.
"Just a little mistake there, a little silly, a little embarrassing, but all good," McLaren boss Zak Brown told Sky Sports television.
McLaren will be chasing their fifth win in six races on Sunday with Norris seeking to regain the overall lead from teammate Oscar Piastri who topped the sole practice session this Sprint Race weekend.
Piastri set his fastest time just before a crash by Haas rookie Oliver Bearman ended the session early with a red flag. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was second, 0.356s behind, with reigning champion Max Verstappen third for Red Bull, 0.074s further back.
Carlos Sainz placed fourth for Williams after a clean Soft tyre run, edging out teammate Alex Albon, who rounded out the top five. Full report by Jad Mallak here>>>
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