NORRIS: I'M STRUGGLING - Lando mope & shore-y

MISERABLE Lando Norris declared himself “not quick enough” after a dismal qualifying was punished by his title-chasing team-mate Oscar Piastri.

- DAN MOXON

McLaren dominated practice and were overwhelming favourites heading into qualifying despite their poor past record in Bahrain.

Piastri delivered their first-ever pole position in the Gulf country, delighting the Crown Prince Salman who owns the McLaren Group through Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund.

Their joy was tempered, though, by a mistake from Norris which left him sixth on the grid and in a horrible mood.

"I'm just not quick enough," he said. "I've been slow this whole weekend - I've just been off it.

"I feel like I've just never driven a Formula 1 car before. I'm struggling a lot, I don't know why and I need to find some answers."