Baku, Sept 25, 2026 (AFP) - Verstappen and Norris blame slow cars as Mercedes tops qualifying

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Max Verstappen and Lando Norris both blamed their cars' lack of straight-line speed for disappointing grid positions after qualifying eighth and fifth for Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Both world champions said their cars lacked the power to match the speed of the Mercedes that carried George Russell to a dominant pole position ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. "The whole qualifying session, I was lacking top speed," said four-time world......

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