Lando Norris lost his advance in the World Pilot Championship with his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, the latter won his third victory for season F1 2025.
Despite this, the Briton is convinced that he will be able to return to the top of the charts, as long as he obtains his Saturday.
Lando Norris always “the best” despite the mistakes
Additional report by Thomas Maher
After having crashed into the wall in his first quick round in Q3 in front of the Saudi Grand Prix, Lando Norris had a difficult Sunday in front of him – in particular with his teammate Oscar Piastri to only one point behind him in the classification starting in the front row.
Piastri has put back with the poleter Max Verstappen towards the first turn, refusing to give in to the ground to the reigning champion. Verstappen was slapped with a five -second penalty, which allowed Piastri to move on to an undisputed victory.
For his part, Norris had a solid race. From the race from 10th on the hard tires, he was able to take advantage of an alternative strategy that helped him climb the head before his stand at the stand, then to use his medium tires to cut more on the ground.
In the end, it was good enough to finish fourth – just over a second behind the last podium -sitter Charles Leclerc.
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Addressing media, including Planetf1.com, after the race, Norris admitted this “, because of my mistakes like yesterday and things like that, I paid a price, and I made my life very difficult for myself.
“So I’m quite happy.”
But the big news of the day was the victory of his teammate Piastri – and the fact that Piastri has since usurned in the classification of the world pilot championship, 10 points at the drift.
When he was asked how he thought he was seeing his teammate take control of the head of the championship, Norris said: “I am not surprised because of all the mistakes I made in the last Saturdays.
“My Sundays, I think I’m quite happy – they were quite strong. All my Sundays, the pace was good.
“I have the confidence that the rhythm is there, and I have the impression of being the best per minute, but I make my life too difficult on Saturday.
“I make myself work for that; It makes my Sundays a little more fun sometimes. I have to work on my Saturday, and if I can work on my Saturday, I am convinced that I can come back where I was. ”
After only five great prices, there will be a lot of time for Norris to consist – and the Circus F1 left for Miami, where the Briton won his first victory.
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