Lando Norris qualified eighth for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, his worst grid position of the season. The McLaren driver attributed the result to ongoing issues with his car's front-end feel and driveability.
Norris said he had low expectations heading into the weekend. “I didn't have high hopes into this weekend,” he said. “The car is just very difficult to drive, not very compliant, not very forgiving in any way. So my confidence level last year was 100, now it's 85. And around Monaco, you know, you need to be at 100.” McLaren worked overnight to fix electrical problems on Norris's car after it stopped in FP2. The team broke curfew to replace the wiring harness. Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri ended up on the fourth row, more than half a second behind polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes.
