Jacques Villeneuve Declares Lando Norris Drove “Like a World Champion” at Mexico

Jacques Villeneuve applauded Lando Norris' dominant showing at the Mexico GP that helped him regain the title lead by a single point.

Jacques Villeneuve Declares Lando Norris Drove “Like a World Champion” at Mexico

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Lando Norris put forth a dominant performance at the Mexico GP and achieved a terrific race result. Norris achieved the race win with a margin of over 30 seconds over his rivals trailing him. Because of his dominant outing, he was even booed by the crowd present at the track. Following his stellar win, ex-F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has applauded the Briton’s performance on Sunday.

Lando Norris‘ race win in Mexico helped him regain the driver’s title lead against Oscar Piastri by just one point for now. With just four races left this season, he will still have to work hard to maintain his lead. But he can relax a bit for now as he can ride the high of the Mexico GP ahead of the upcoming race weekend. Even Jacques Villeneuve is impressed with the 25-year-old’s showing in Mexico and applauded his outing.

Jacques Villeneuve insisted that Lando Norris did not put even one foot wrong throughout the Mexico GP weekend. Villeneuve made a bold claim that Norris showed great strength on track that was only seen in Max Verstappen before. The Canadian recalled that the 25-year-old was similarly dominant in the final races of the previous year.

As such, it is the mid-season races that prove to be hard for Lando Norris, as his performance now looks much better. Jacques Villeneuve revealed that Norris was barely on the level of Oscar Piastri mid-way through the 2025 season, which definitely changed now. Moreover, the Briton drove like a world champion in Mexico or like someone who really wanted to win the coveted driver’s title.

He did not put one foot wrong all weekend, He showed strength that we only really see in Max. We saw it last year as well, so it was just mid-season that was a little disappointing. He was barely on Piastri’s level. And now, he drove like a world champion or someone who wants to win a world championship.

Jacques Villeneuve told Sky Sports F1.

Lando Norris reveals the ‘factor’ that helped him excel in Mexico

Lando Norris’ MCL39 challenger was quite dominant and helped him build an exorbitant lead over the rivals. Although McLaren’s car has been dominant in multiple races, the drivers still faced difficulties in multiple race weekends. However, Norris had no such problems in Mexico, as wasn’t the case with Oscar Piastri at all. Now, the 25-year-old pondered over the factor that helped him surpass his rivals in Mexico.

Lando Norris and Max Verstappen (via Red Bull)
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen (via Red Bull)

Speaking on his dominant outing, Lando Norris pointed out that his car simply had been very quick, which was the case throughout the season as well. The team found the sweet spot in the car for Norris and helped him maximize his results on Sunday.

Although the Briton accepted that it was difficult to pinpoint a single factor that helped him remain victorious, his car had great grip, which could be the factor that helped him fare well on the Mexican soil.

The car is just quick. It has been the whole season, but clearly, it’s still difficult to drive at times. I think when you just find that sweet spot, it can be down the road and make your life a bit easier. It’s hard to say what’s better about mine than the others, but I’ve just had a bit more grip, and that’s normally always the easiest answer.

Lando Norris said, as reported by RacingNews365.

The 2025 season is nearing completion and only has four races to go. Although McLaren has won the constructors’ championship, the driver’s title battle is far from over. Norris and Piastri are separated by just a single point, and Max Verstappen is also trailing the lead by just 36 points. As such, it will be interesting to witness which driver comes out on top in the end.

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