Lando Norris: What “makes my life difficult” - but it’s not McLaren team order

Lando Norris addresses his weak area after F1 Emil🌄ia-Romagna Grand Prix

Lando Norris
Lando Norris

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris has pinpointed the area which “make🍨s my life difficult” but it isn’t a🌼n issue with McLaren’s team order policy.

Norris and teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri were allowed to race each other in the closing stages of the F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix as they trailed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.

Norris, on the fresher tyre, got the better of a fair racing battle with Piastri to finish se♉cond behind Verstappe𒈔n.

2025 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Race Result from Round 7

“I was on a better tyre but I didn’t expect anything,” Norris told Sky Sports𒅌 at Imola.

“We still had a tough fi🔯ght. It ༺was close into Turn 1.

“I lose🍸 time, through that, and he loses time. But it’s what we have to do, to battle for a championship.

“If ൩you try to make someone happy, the other is unhappy. It’s the way it is. We handled it well, a good job by the team.”

Sky analyst Anthony Davidso🎀n said: "I can't𒊎 think of another time where they've had a fair fight, without team rules coming into play.

"For his confidence, th💃is is a significant point [for Norris]. He proved to himself, to his team, and maybe to others who doubted his racing prowess, that 𝓀he can get it done."

Lando Norris pinpoints his weak area after Emilia-Romagna GP

Norris is now 13 points behind his teammate Piastri, who 𝄹leads the F1 standings after the Emilia-Romagna Grand Pri♛x.

Piastri’s three-race winning run was ended by Verstappen, but this enabled Norris to gaiဣn back some momentum in his g♏arage.

However, Norris knows exactly where he ﷽is falling short💎.

“I am very happy withౠ my Sundays. I have been for the whole season. I feel that I am strong,” he explained.

“But ꦗmy Saturdays make my life difficult🔴 constantly.

“I always need to f𝔍ight back, and take risks, with overtakes, andꦜ work harder than I need to.

“I am confident, happy, positive. 🍌But I’m not happy with my performances in qualifyin🥂g.

“I am worཧking on them but it still takes time. I’ll keep wo༺rking.”

Piastri has out-qualified Norris on four ꧙out of six occasions in🐈 2025.

It is a clear area for improvement for Norris ahead of n🅠ext weekend’s F1 Monaco Grand Prix, as the season moves into its European sect🅺ion.

Norris also said after the Imola race: “Second was the best we 🍌could achieve. Max was fast, the Red Bull was quick.

“We didn’t ha😼ve an answer for the🌱m, even in the final stint.

“It was a long rac𓄧e. A lot of options came… and went.

But I t♏hink second was the best we could do. I’m happy with that.

“Even if we started on pole, Max was too quick. Well don𒁏e to them.”

Red Bull are 🌌48 points behind McLaren, who lead the constructors’ cham𒐪pionship.

Mercedes split them, a🥀nd are 32 points behind the leaders, despite not winning a race this year.

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