Lando Norris said McLaren Motors is forced to drive “in a different way” at the Saudi Arabic Grand Prix this weekend.
Norris led the driver championship with three points of McLaren teammate OSCAR PIASTRI, 8 points of Red Bull’s MAX VERSTAPPEN, but was not completely satisfied with the car.
After his roller coaster drove to third place in Bahrain, the British driver said that he was “almost near” compared to last year.
Norris said on Jeddah on Thursday, “I’m trying to act differently, learn and learn.
“I have to drive in a different way from other unfamiliar ways, and it’s not normal at all. There is no guarantee.
“I don’t think I’m going out, so I will click on things and suddenly feel cool.
“But I just think that I only understand the understanding of things.
Norris scored 23 points for PiaStri after the first round. The latter rotated at his home event. But Piastri confessed the deficit with victory in China and Bahrain.
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In the Bahrain Grand Prix, it was third in the Lando Norris race, reproducing all the highest and lowest points.
Norris spent time not to think about F1, but inevitably thought about the “difficulties” he was struggling.
He was 24 years old and didn’t explain in detail about the area he had to improve, but he thought it would not be extracted enough from the car.
“I will not be able to drive like last year. As I know well, it’s strange in the seventh season of F1.”
“But I’m still learning things. The car is clearly different from what’s going on. I have to adapt a lot in an uncomfortable way, but I’m probably reducing the pressure because I understand some of these reasons.
“I think I’m accepting more of the struggle and my challenge.”
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Lando Norris and OSCAR PIASTRI provide different views of how Bahrain Grand Prix went to Mclaren.
NORRIS: My current driving style doesn’t suit my car at all.
Norris won the eight drivers last year, eight drivers, but took the play only in Australia’s season release by 2025.
Mclaren driver, who had the best results in Saudi Arabia, pointed out the qualifiers when describing the weakness after the fourth round.
“At the end of last season, my confidence level was very high, but I understood a car, not another reason. I was able to understand how to drive a car and run it perfectly.”
“Now I don’t have my feelings, so the driving method is not suitable at all, and I don’t want to know how to go out and perform in the preliminary lab.
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Learn more about the race scene of Cool Down Room, following Lando Norris and George Russell Bahrain Grand Prix.
“Last year, if you asked me, ‘Are you sure you are qualified?’, I would have been much more likely to say ‘yes’ than now.
Qualified qualifications in Jedda are one of the highlights of the calendar due to high speed and risk reward due to the proximity of the wall.
PiaStri is a driver in the form after winning a dominant victory in Bahrain and predicts that VestAppen can be a bigger factor this weekend.
“China was a limited track like Jedda, and we were still very fast, so we didn’t worry too much,” he said.
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Ahead of the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, Oscar Piatri said that the championship ranking is going in the right direction.
“With such a high level of grip, it has saved us for the last few years, and this year we can potentially save others.
“I expect it to be quite tight. Because it is a similar layout and track at the cornering speed of Suzukawa, we will find out if Red Bull is back from the fight. We are fast, but we look forward to it with some opposite.”
SKY SPORTS F1’s Saudi Arabia GP Schedule
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Look back on the most dramatic moments in Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Friday, April 18
- 10:50 am: F2 practice
- 12:00 pm: F1 Academy Practice
- 2 pm: Saudi Arabia GP Practice 1 (Session starts at 2:30 pm)
- 3:55 pm: F2 qualification
- 4:40 pm: Team Boss Press Conference
- 5:45 pm: Saudi Arabia GP Practice 2 (Session starts at 6 pm)
- 7:25 pm: F1 Academy Qualification
- 8:10 pm: F1 show
Saturday, April 19
- 1.15pm: F1 Academy Race 1
- 2:05 pm: Saudi Arabia GP practice 3 (session starts at 2:30 pm)*
- 4:10 pm: F2 sprint
- 5:10 pm: Saudi Arabia GP Eligible Build Up
- 6pm: Saudi Arabia GP Qualification
Sunday, April 20
- 1pm: F1 Academy Race 2
- 2:20 pm: F2 function race
- 4:30 pm: Saudi Arabia GP Build Up: Grand Prix Sunday
- 6pm: Saudi Arabia Grand Prix*
- 8:00 pm: Saudi Arabia GP reaction: Checkered flag
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