Lando Norris aims to carry the ‘momentum’ from dominant Dutch GP win to Italian GP this weekend

Lando Norris was confident that McLaren can bag some crucial points for the championship fight this weekend in Monza.

Lando Norris aims to carry the ‘momentum’ from dominant Dutch GP win to Italian GP this weekend

Lando Norris (via IMAGO)

Lando Norris impressed the F1 paddock after defeating Max Verstappen at the Dutch GP. The McLaren driver won the race by over a gap of 22 seconds at Verstappen’s home race. Now, Norris has asserted that he wants to continue this run this weekend in Monza.

The British driver was thrilled to race in Italy as a two-time F1 race winner. Lando Norris highlighted that his dominant Dutch GP victory was a great way to kick off the second half of the season. As McLaren solidify their pace advantage against Max Verstappen and Red Bull.

I’m excited to be going to Monza as a two-time Grand Prix winner. It was a great way to start the second part of the 2024 season.
Lando Norris said
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Moreover, Lando Norris hoped that he can carry on the momentum from Zandvoort this weekend. The 24-year-old highlighted that McLaren needs to further close in on Verstappen and Red Bull in the standings with nine races left in the season.

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We’ll hopefully carry this momentum into this weekend as we look to continue closing the Championship gaps.
Lando Norris explained
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Lando Norris claims McLaren ‘prepared’ to win in Monza

The Italian GP is one of the most highly-anticipated races on the F1 calendar. McLaren had ended its years-long win drought in Monza in 2021 when Daniel Ricciardo took a surprise victory. Norris claimed that the team had done its preparations for this weekend. As McLaren hopes to win in Monza yet again.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri (image via IMAGO)
We’ve done our preparations and we’ve gone over what we could do even better to ensure more wins in the future.
Lando Norris stated

Certainly, Lando Norris is confident after his successful outing in Zandvoort. This could allow the British driver to thrive at the Italian GP with McLaren seemingly having the fastest car. However, Norris could face a threat from Max Verstappen this weekend. As such, fans might witness a close battle for victory on Sunday.

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