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Norris: Monaco race was about helping teammate Sainz

Lando Norris says he drove a tactical Monaco Grand Prix in order to help his McLaren teammate Carlos Sainz. The Brit finished a disappointing 11th place, outside of the points. His teammate however went on to finish a very respectable sixth, continuing McLaren's recent displays of genuine pace in 2019 compared to years gone by. McLaren's strategy of leaving Norris out on track while his teammate was ahead allowed the Spaniard to build a gap to his race rivals so when he did finally pit, he jumped the early stopping Daniel Ricciardo and Kevin Magnussen. Speaking after the race, Norris admitted it wasn't his weekend and he had struggled to get to grips with his car around the Monaco streets....
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