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Lando Norris says he needs to stop making mistakes to ensure that he has the best chance of winning this year’s Formula 1 drivers’ title.
In the final Canadian race, the McLaren driver slammed into teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri.
Before the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend, Briton Norris is 22 points ahead of the Australian.
Norris remarked, “I can’t afford to make some of the mistakes I’ve been making.” That is something I am aware of.
I only want to make the smallest possible error. I can’t afford to make less money, make more, or anything else. I just need to make improvements to my current situation.
For the first time in a row, a McLaren hasn’t finished the season on the podium.
Norris also had a bad luck in Japan in April when he crashed into Max Verstappen while exiting the pits and racing the Dutchman by mistake on the first lap in Miami.
However, Norris has had a lot of trouble with qualifying because the car doesn’t give him the confidence to push himself past his limits without making mistakes.
After ten races, Piastri has won five races, five behind Norris’ two, and has four pole positions behind the Briton.
Norris once said, “I’ve been falling behind and making more mistakes.” That is obvious. We are very close to each other. In that regard, Oscar has definitely been a little more comfortable than I have this year.
It’s also my job to drive any car I’m given, but the team needs to give me a car and other things to try to unlock that ability. Oscar has done a good job, and it has been difficult. How close it is has been exciting to see.
Norris will once more benefit from the front suspension adjustment he first made in Montreal in order to improve feel.
Norris denied that his current problems are a source of concern for him.
He said, “I’m not worried about anything because there is a very long way in the season.” “But of course, I am aware that losing out on points, regardless of race, is never a good thing. I was undoubtedly the only person who lost the points last time out. And I’ve already gotten paid for making false predictions.
Norris claimed that the incident had taken “a little time” for him to heal in Canada and that being with a team-mate had been “the most agonizing part of it.”
He claimed, however, that he had always believed that the team had grown closer because he had admitted to his error in Canada.
He remarked, “That’s a good example for our as a team.” Oscar and I have a strong bond with one another, according to the article.
“I immediately made it clear that I had a mistake and was to blame.” So, yes, conversations that needed to be had, but not the most joyful ones, of course.
This weekend, both Norris and Piastri predicted McLaren’s return to form in Austria.
Norris said, “It’s been one of our better ones in the past. It has also been very positive for Max and Red Bull. Last year, they were on pole by four and a half tenths.
“We anticipate doing well in qualifying, but perhaps we might struggle a little in comparison to some of our rivals.”
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