Lando Norris finished third in Saturday’s sprint in Austria, but judging by how cheerfully he commented on the results, it doesn’t appear the result dampened his mood at all. Although he not only failed to maintain the lead after successfully overtaking Max Verstappen at the start of the race, but also managed to stay ahead of Oscar Piastri, his McLaren teammate.
Lando Norris: “During the race, an interesting rivalry developed. Especially in the first laps we had a good fight with Max – it was fun! But definitely, at some points during these duels I should have handled it better.
I understand this, although the car was capable of excellent pace, especially towards the end of the race. Oscar and I also had a good race when I tried to stay ahead of him, but I just wasn’t fast enough. But overall it was a good race and the team did a great job.
I don’t think we should have resorted to team tactics today because we are here to fight on the track, but it was too difficult to overtake. Even though we had a good pace, I don’t think it was enough to overtake Max. I think he went too fast for us.
If the situation on the track stabilizes and the tires overheat, overtaking becomes more difficult, so I had to immediately take the opportunity and stay ahead of Max. But then I ruined everything for myself when, as a newcomer, I “opened the gate and left him a spot on the track.
Overall, there are some things that need to be improved, but we have the speed, so in tomorrow’s race we will definitely give Red Bull a fight!”
Source: F1 News
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