Ever his harshest critic, Lando Norris did not hold back in his assessment of Saturday at the Bahrain Grand Prix

On a weekend that McLaren was tipped to dominate by its rivals, it was a shock that it didn't lock out the front row.

Intriguingly, Norris will start a spot ahead of Max Verstappen – who is just one point behind him in the driver standings. Yet for Norris, armed with the quickest car, it was a poor session and he admitted he simply wasn’t “quick enough” on a challenging evening in the Gulf.