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Cross-threaded wheelnut blamed for Norris' botched stop
McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl has revealed a 'cross-threaded' wheelnut led to Lando Norris' botched pit stop in Mexico. The McLaren driver was running inside the points when he came in for his first stop of the afternoon. Pulling away from his pit box, though, it was apparent something was wrong. Norris' front left was loose with the rookie stopping before the end of the pit lane, which meant his mechanics were able to retrieve his car, push him back to the box and attach the tyre. 'We had an issue with the wheelnut going on on one corner, which was cross-threaded, and that was the issue,' Seidl told Autosport. 'We improved compared to Monza in terms of reaction, we managed to stop the...
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