After showing clear growth over the past few seasons, Lando Norris he was looking forward to the 2022 championship with confidence, trusting in McLaren’s ability to improve year after year as seen in recent times. However, the British team managed to collect only one podium in the first half of the year, and among the constructors it must defend with tooth and nail the fourth place from the Alpine attack (now they are both at an altitude of 81), but far away. light years from the leading trio Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes. So Lando Norris, while fighting point by point, can only show his current level in the internal comparison with box mate Daniel Ricciardo, and is currently winning 64-17. The Brit is hoping for a good result in France, a track that saw him 9th in 2019 and 5th last season (after starting 8th) and was among the drivers chosen by the FIA for the Thursday press conference.
Many points in the last few races. “I am satisfied, I think we are doing a little better at each race. Maybe we don’t score many points, but we are constant. We come from a good streak and the five-second penalty from the last GP was severe and made our life difficult. Overall we did a good job and made the most of our potential. Many have brought updates, we haven’t, but we are fighting well in the last few races. “
Fight with the Alpine. “It will be a very tough battle. That they have an extremely fast car I think is evident, so much so that we have also seen them fighting for pole. They are constant and are in an excellent moment. Keeping them behind will be difficult, but even with a car that’s not as strong as theirs we can beat them and score more points. We hope to repeat ourselves in their home race as well. “
Expectations for Paul Ricard. “Last year we were strong on the tires, this is one of the tracks where I went best, because it suits my characteristics well and I like it. In qualifying I always manage to put together a good lap, while in the race strategy counts. There will be overtaking and we hope it will be fun. “
Penalty for the track limits. “Judging the exact position of the car over a few centimeters and at such high speeds is not easy, especially if there is wind or you are chasing another car. In addition, these cars are more complex in terms of view than 2021 and you don’t see well the track in front of you for the first ten or fifteen meters. Clearly it is frustrating, I myself took penalties in Austria, it would be better to have gravel. In this way there is a limit and you actually lose time. “
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