Lando Norris says he is “clueless” about how to get the best out of his McLaren after qualifying only sixth for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. McLaren have looked the dominant team all weekend at the Sakhir circuit and Norris’ team-mate Oscar Piastri lived up to that billing by clinching pole position.

Lando Norris said that McLaren has created the best F1 2025 car “by a long way” and he is dropping the ball. That was just part of an eye-opening, brutally honest string of admissions from the Drivers’ Championship leader after he qualified P6 only for the Bahrain Grand Prix,

Formula One leader Lando Norris lamented a "clueless" performance after qualifying only sixth for the Bahrain Grand Prix, while McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri romped to pole position.