Charles Leclerc has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for Saturday's Sprint race in Austria after the stewards deemed that the Ferrari driver blocked McLaren rival Oscar Piastri during the Shootout.
McLaren F1 team driver Lando Norris finished in the fourth position in the Qualifying race on Friday, which means he will start in the fourth position in the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. After a positive qualifying session, Lando Norris said, finding in P4 is very good for the team.
The Austrian grand prix is set to take place on Sunday. The McLaren F1 team will be looking to improve on their performance. McLaren's team principal Andrea Stella said, in Austria McLaren has performed well in the past and it should be competitive.
The incident occurred when Lando Norris slowed down his car to allow his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to double stack in the race. Norris did this whilst the Safety Car was on the track
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