"Lando Norris needs to launch his own bottle company at this point": Fans react to the McLaren driver losing to Oscar Piastri in qualifying

Oscar Piastri got the better of Lando Norris in Sao Paulo when the Australian pulled off a stunning lap to secure the Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint pole position. Piastri's final flying lap in SQ3 sealed the deal for him and put him ahead of his teammate. Following this, fans took to Twitter to share their reactions and call Norris out on his performance.

Friday's Sprint qualifying session saw some blistering performances from the McLaren duo, particularly Piastri. The Aussie clocked an impressive 1:08.899 on the timesheet to secure the pole position. He was 0.029s faster than Norris.

Charles Leclerc wrapped up P3 as he is all set to start behind the McLaren duo. Championship leader Max Verstappen qualified in P4. Norris, Verstappen's championship rival, needs to snatch every possible point away from the Dutchman.

However, his P2 against Verstappen's P4, put the British driver at backfoot. On top of this, he is expected to face fierce competition from Piastri on Saturday for the lead of the Sprint.

Following the completion of the Sprint qualifying, fans took to micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter) to share their reactions:

A fan wrote after Norris' P2, "Lando needs to launch his own bottle company, at this point."

"Lando Norris bottles another quali with a rocketship. Told you. Piastri is better," wrote another fan, signifying Piastri's performance.

Another fan wrote, "He’s going to steal more points from Lando. I wonder if we’ll see Papaya rules in action tomorrow."

"At least it’s Oscar and not The Other One," wrote another fan.

"Piatsri deserves an Oscar for that performance in SQ3!!" wrote another fan.

A fan wrote on Lando Norris' primary opposition at McLaren, "This prick will cost Lando."

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Lando Norris shared his thoughts following the Sprint qualifying

Lando Norris of McLaren at the F1 Grand Prix Sao Paulo 2024 - Source: Getty Images

Lando Norris opened up about his Sprint qualifying in the post-qualifying interview. Here's what he said:

"A big improvement from early in the day we were struggling a lot, Norris said. "A little bit surprised we were so quick today, but a pleasant one. A good first lap, made too many mistakes on my second so I boxed."

Carlos Sainz, George Russell and Pierre Gasly qualified in P5, P6 and P7, respectively. While Liam Lawson, Alex Albon, and Oliver Bearman wrapped up the top 10 starting positions.