Lando Norris asserts he doesn’t want to be ‘given’ the world title over McLaren enforcing team orders on Oscar Piastri
Lando Norris wants to earn a championship through hard work and skills, rather than being handed the title through team orders.
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Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris (via IMAGO)
Lando Norris demonstrated his dominance after the summer break with a standout performance at Zandvoort, proving he’s a top contender. McLaren has also announced that they will support Norris over Oscar Piastri in the championship battle against Max Verstappen. However, The Briton has stated that he doesn’t want to be handed the title, but wants to earn it through his own efforts, so he can take pride in his achievement.
Lando Norris acknowledged that losing the F1 title after being so dominant will be painful, but he emphasized that he’s focused on racing. He believed that if another driver performs better and outshines him, that driver deserves the recognition and success. Norris felt it’s important to respect and accept the outcome, rather than trying to take away from someone who has genuinely done a better job.
I'm sure it will hurt. But I’m also here to race, and if a driver is doing better than me, and outperforming, he’s just doing a better job.Lando Norris said, as reported by Motorsportmagzine
McLaren had already announced that they would back the Briton over Oscar Piastri in championship battle. The Briton earlier also mentioned he would not beg Piastri to let him pass. However, Norris felt that winning a championship would feel amazing in short term, he doesn’t want it handed to him. The 24-year-old believed that if the title were just given without fully earning it, he wouldn’t feel truly proud in the long run. For him, the real satisfaction would come from knowing that he worked hard and deserved the victory.
And I also don’t want to be given a championship. Yes, it would be great to have a championship, and short-term, you’d feel amazing. But I don’t think you’d be proud of that in the long run.Lando Norris added.
Lando Norris reveals how he wishes to win the 2024 F1 title
Lando Norris was clear that he doesn’t want to win the title by any easy or unfair means. He wants to win it by fighting neck-to-neck with Max Verstappen and others, and beating them via skill and efforts. Winning by putting his own efforts is what truly matters to the Briton.
That’s not how I want to win a championship. I want to win it by fighting against Max, by beating Max, beating my competitors, and proving that I’m the best on track. And that’s how I want to win.Lando Norris stated.
Certainly, Norris wants to earn the championship by overcoming the toughest competition, rather than handed the title without the challenge. This way, the victory would feel more meaningful and satisfying and he would be proud of himself in the long-run.
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