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Lando Norris had secured pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix with a 'masterpiece' qualifying lap despite McLaren lacking the outright fastest car, giving him hope of victory at a circuit where overtaking is notoriously difficult. However, Norris lost out on race day after the poorly timed introduction of a virtual safety car disrupted his strategy, allowing Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to win the Spanish Grand Prix instead, denying Norris a race win that had seemed within reach after his qualifying performance.