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‘Devastated' Norris takes blame for Sochi heartbreak

An emotional Lando Norris admitted he was 'devastated' to miss out on his first win by staying out on dry tyres in wet conditions at Sochi. The McLaren driver had led for the majority of an enthralling Russian Grand Prix on Sunday, keeping a charging Lewis Hamilton at bay as the race reached its closing stages. Seven laps from the end, however, rain started to fall and through calls to come in for intermediate tyres, Norris chose to continue on his slicks and ultimately paid the price when the weather worsened towards the end, a decision for which he took the blame. Hamilton overhauled the gap to the McLaren to take his 100th victory in Formula 1, but Norris found it difficult to hide his...
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