In France, Lando Norris started in fifth position but finished seventh and admitted after the race that this result was more in line with McLaren’s speed. His partner also complained about the lack of pace.
Lando Norris (7th): “It seemed to me that the pace of the car should have allowed me to fight Fernando (Alonso finished sixth), but it didn’t work out. After qualifying we had some hope, because yesterday the car worked well and I put in a great lap, while the Alpine drivers may not have handled it in the best way.
But today we may have seen a more realistic picture, and the result is exactly what we deserve. Overall, I’m happy with how we’ve worked, but the car is still not fast enough. We are only a few steps ahead, while much more remains to be done.
I lost a few positions at the start due to too much slip of the drive wheels. This weekend we made a few changes to the car as I’ve been having some problems at the start lately. Maybe I did something wrong this weekend. Sometimes the start went well, sometimes not. Today he was not successful, but I don’t think it had a strong influence on the results of the race. ”
Daniel Riccardo (9th): “Overall the race went well. It is clear that we have earned points, but 9th place is not enough to be satisfied. The issues had to do with the pace: in the second half of each segment, it slowed down, while the rivals were able to ride at the same pace, and I just lagged behind.
I felt that the tires no longer offer the desired grip, although I don’t think I am too aggressive with rubber. But I just couldn’t keep up with the pace of others and I had to defend more, although I would have preferred to attack.
I tried to fend off Okon’s attacks for as long as I could, but Alpine still had a too fast car today. It seemed to me that we could handle higher speeds, but in the end Esteban was able to beat me in the 10th corner. Due to the fact that I was not able to maintain the right pace, the race did not go as I wanted.
Why this happened, I can’t say yet, we have to analyze everything.”
Source: F1 News
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