Lando Norris may be top of the F1 standings but he feels like he’s driving “nowhere near” his best and can’t work out why.

A downbeat Lando Norris said he felt "clueless" to explain his struggles in McLaren's car after qualifying sixth for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

A dejected Lando Norris said he felt like he had “never driven a Formula One car before” after only qualifying sixth for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. His McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri took pole.

Piastri puts McLaren on pole ahead of his 50th GP start Russell second fastest but then handed one place drop Leclerc moves up to the front row for Ferrari McLaren's leader Norris only sixth, Verstappen seventh Antonelli also penalised SAKHIR,

McLaren's Oscar Piastri takes pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix from Mercedes' George Russell with the second McLaren of Lando Norris down in sixth.

SAKHIR, Bahrain - Oscar Piastri claimed a tighter-than-expected pole position for McLaren ahead of George Russell's Mercedes. Championship leader Lando Norris could only manage sixth position, handing his teammate a huge advantage in a season increasingly looking like a straight fight between the McLaren drivers.