Lando Norris has admitted he will review his start to the São Paulo Grand Prix after a bout of wheelspin cost him the lead on a damp Interlagos grid, despite the Briton insisting he did "things correctly" off the line.
Norris had claimed pole position in changeable conditions, but the McLaren driver was swallowed up in the opening corners, first by Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes and then by Liam Lawson's Racing Bulls, dropping him to third before the race had barely begun.
The entire field started the race on intermediate tyres, with the Interlagos surface still damp from earlier rain.
Despite the setback, Norris recovered superbly as the track dried, eventually easing to a commanding win, beating Max Verstappen by 14 seconds.
Asked to share his thoughts after dropping from first to third in the opening corners, Norris told media, including RacingNews365: "I probably can't. I'd probably get a fine.
"I wasn't too pleased. I honestly didn't know if it was something at Turn 2 or Turn 1, sorry. It was just on me.
"I think Liam was in my blind spot, and I just couldn't see where he was. I don't know if he was behind me or what, so it was difficult to know where I needed to be. That one I just had to accept."
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Norris plans review
Norris was equally candid about the launch itself, struggling to pinpoint exactly what had gone wrong.
"The launch? I'm not too sure what happened," he added. "I thought I did things correctly, but I just went straight into wheelspin, so I just need to review that one.
"Otherwise, I wasn't too pleased, but I also knew it was a race where things could easily change, whether it was with Safety Cars or the rain.
"It was a race where a lot could happen, so I was patient. Normally, I probably would get a little bit more angry in that situation, but I stayed patient, and things came back to me beautifully."
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