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Cross-threaded wheelnut caused Norris' botched pitstop
Lando Norris' botched pitstop in Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix was caused by a cross-threaded wheelnut revealed McLaren F1 boss Andreas Seidl. Norris was inside the points and ready to swap his soft tyres for a set of mediums when he headed to the pits on lap 15. The rookie was promptly sent off but suddenly pulled off at the end of the pitlane. It later transpired that the McLaren crew had doubts about whether the front left wheel had been bolted on correctly or not, and thus told forced Norris to stop, his crew then pulling the car back to its box to control the fitting of the suspected loose wheel. McLaren's Sainz at a loss to explain dismal hard tyre stint "We had an issue with the...
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