Lando Norris described it as his “best lap of the season”. It was certainly his most important one. And that includes his pole lap in Monaco. After Norris’ misery in Montreal last time out, when he crashed into the back of McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri,

Lando Norris believes his pole position lap for the Austrian Grand Prix represents progress in his ongoing title campaign.

Lando Norris has taken pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix by more than half a second as his teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri could only manage third.