Andrea Stella urges Lando Norris to not worry about headlines over Max Verstappen fight
McLaren boss Andrea Stella revealed that he reassures Lando Norris over media speculation in fight against Max Verstappen.
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Andrea Stella, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen (via IMAGO)
Lando Norris is in contention for the F1 world championship for the first time in his career. The McLaren driver is up against reigning world champion Max Verstappen. Unsurprisingly, this fight has created controversies. However, McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has tried to keep Norris away from media speculation.
Stella insisted that the Mexican GP was a positive day for Norris and McLaren. As the 24-year-old defeated Max Verstappen. However, the Italian pointed out that hard racing often requires authority to intervene, as was the case with Verstappen’s two 10-second penalties.
In this sense, I think this is a positive day because it has proven that it’s good to race hard, but it can’t be resolved on track by the two drivers. It needs a third party. It needs the authority.
Andrea Stella said, as reported by GPBlog
Andrea Stella revealed that whenever he sees any headlines over Lando Norris‘ battles against Max Verstappen, he has a talk with the 24-year-old. The McLaren boss reassures Norris and tells him that time is a ‘gentleman.’
Anytime I read this kind of headlines I always needed to have a conversation with Lando and reassure him, ‘Don’t worry it will be alright. Time is a gentleman.
Andrea Stella added
McLaren gives clear message to Lando Norris over fight with Max Verstappen
At the start of the Mexican GP, Norris found himself right behind Verstappen as the two battled it out for the podium spot. Andrea Stella recalled that the McLaren pit wall gave the 24-year-old a clear go-ahead to fight the reigning world champion. Stella asserted that Lando Norris was aware of keeping his car in one-piece.
The message we gave to Lando was, ‘We have pace. If we can pass him, let’s do it. Even when you engage in these kinds of battles, you need to think both things. We need to finish races… we didn’t need to repeat to Lando.
Andrea Stella explained
Certainly, McLaren and Lando Norris have gained confidence from the Mexican GP. However, it is far from over for the 24-year-old. Norris must outperform Max Verstappen in all of the last four races to win the title. As such, fans can expect more exciting battles in the remainder of the season.
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