Lando Norris denied that he had missed an opportunity by qualifying only seventh after title rival Oscar Piastri had crashed out of a chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying.

In an extraordinary session which featured a record total of six red flags and lasted almost two hours, Max Verstappen clinched a sixth pole of the season by delivering a flawless lap at the end.

The Dutchman delivered superbly in windy and slippery conditions where Norris could not, with the British driver qualifying a whopping 1.122 seconds off the pole pace.

That was after Piastri, who leads Norris by 31 points in the championship standings, had opened the door to his team-mate and title challenger by crashing into the barriers in Q3 to qualify only ninth.

Asked if it was a chance missed, Norris said: “No

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