# Lando Norris: No Excuse for Singapore Gap

> Norris admits poor sprint qualifying performance at Singapore GP.
- Title: Lando Norris: No Excuse for Singapore Gap · Motorsport
- Summary: Norris admits poor sprint qualifying performance at Singapore GP. Lando Norris says he has no excuse for his 0.133s gap to Oscar Piastri in Singapore sprint…
- Keywords: lando norris, oscar piastri, mcclaren, formula 1, singapore gp, sprint qualifying, sports, cars, Lando, Norris, Excuse, Singapore
- Source: Motorsport — https://motorsport.com/f1/news/lando-norris-no-excuse-for-singapore-gap-to-oscar-piastri/10863564
- Author: Ben Vinel
- Published: 2026-10-09T21:05:02+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lando norris, oscar piastri, mcclaren, formula 1, singapore gp, sprint qualifying, sports, cars
## Norris admits poor sprint qualifying
Lando Norris says he has no excuse for his poor performance in Singapore sprint qualifying.

> i just don't think i put together a very good lap
## Gap of 0.133s in final shootout
Norris finished fifth after being outpaced by Piastri by 0.133s in the top-10 shootout.
## Fuel issues in previous races
Norris faced fuel injection problems in Baku and Malaysia that affected the MCL40's top speed.
## Piastri outqualified Norris
Oscar Piastri outqualified Norris for the third time in the last five sessions including Baku.

> pretty happy there
## Key takeaway

Lando Norris says he has no excuse for his 0.133s gap to Oscar Piastri in Singapore sprint qualifying.