Norris will have to start on the dirty side of the Lusail track
Qualifying did not go how Lando Norris wanted it to on the weekend on which he can clinch the Formula 1 drivers' title for the first time.
The Briton said he went into the final session that set the grid for the Qatar Grand Prix feeling "convinced I would have been on pole".
From there, the McLaren driver's chances of winning the race - the result he needs to be absolutely sure of becoming world champion on Sunday - would have been high.
Instead, Norris was beaten into second place by his team-mate Oscar Piastri. If the Australian wins the race - as he did the sprint before grand prix qualifying on Saturday - the title battle goes to the final race in Abu Dhabi next weekend.
