The McLaren young speedy Lando Norris left heavily upset after missing out on first F1 victory at Russian Grand Prix. The pole sitter Brit led the 95% of the race, but rain hit final session was completely washed out his race victory or podium finish.

After the first pit-stop gamble the aggressive young British ace comfortably defended Lewis Hamilton after the pit-stop. But the final session rain most of drivers forced to switch intermediate from slick tyre.

Hamilton ignoring Mercedes’ first team call, but the second call he accepts – at the same time Norris stayed out, two times he is ignoring McLaren’s requests to come in for intermediates.

“I don’t know where to start. I’m unhappy, devastated in a way. We made a call to stay out and we stand by that. It was the wrong one at the end of the day, but I made the decision just as much as the team. It was more that they thought I should box, and I decided to stay out. Norris told Sky Sports.

“It was my decision, I thought it was the way to go.

“I don’t think it changes too much. I had the confidence beforehand that I was capable of doing it (leading a race) and I’ve felt capable of doing that for a while. So I don’t think that’s really changed. It’s just a bit of heartbreak.

“I felt like I did everything I could, even when it got a bit tricky at the end. I made a couple of mistakes but still kept Lewis behind and managed to pull away a little bit. A bit of luck like the laps I was out before Lewis boxed was perfectly fine for the tyres I was on and I got told the rain was going to stay the same amount. Had it stayed the same amount we had the right decision, but it obviously got a lot wetter than we as a team expected.

“When it’s only two laps to go, when there are 20 to go you’re maybe not as aggressive with decisions. We did what we thought was right, which I’m happy with. It was wrong at the end of the day but everything until then the guys did an excellent job. I’m happy with everything apart from that one decision which we’ll review and try not to make again.”