The true ‘anti-Max’
Winner in Miami two weeks ago – for the first time in his career – third in qualifying yesterday afternoon and second today on the starting grid, thanks to the penalty of his teammate Oscar Piastri. At the moment Lando Norris seems to have become the main ‘anti-Verstappen’ on the grid. Thanks also to the effective updates mounted by McLaren on the MCL38, the Englishman is trying to challenge the supremacy on the track of the Dutch champion, of whom he is also a good friend.
Friends-rivals
However, speaking at a press conference yesterday afternoon, at the end of qualifying, Norris was the first to underline how it is “stupid” take the three-time world champion for granted before his time. His reference was specifically aimed at qualifying, but it is a ‘teaching’ that can certainly also be applied to today’s race: “Max didn’t have the easiest weekend in the world, but I guess if anyone doubted that Red Bull or he would come back and do a good job in qualifying, they were a bit stupid“Lando ruled.
Miami’s revenge is underway
“So yeah, I think we expected them to be strong again. It was annoying to lose to him once again in qualifying – concluded Norris – but we are close and I think that as a team we can be satisfied with how we performed. If we manage to maintain a good race pace, as happened in free practice and in Miami, I believe that we can hope for a good race“.
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