Lando Norris doesn’t want to regret winning F1 title over team orders in 5 years time
McLaren star Lando Norris aims to win the 2024 Drivers' Championship through his skills rather than team assistance.
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Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris (image via IMAGO)
McLaren currently has the fastest car, which has helped Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri display exceptional skills to compete fiercely against their rivals. In the recent Azerbaijan GP, Piastri secured victory with Norris playing a crucial role. The Briton defended against Sergio Perez, allowing Piastri to maintain his lead and win.
With six races left in the season, McLaren’s dominant car has led them to the top of the Constructors’ Championship. They also have a shot at the drivers’ title, as Lando Norris is closing in on Max Verstappen. Oscar Piastri has admitted while he doesn’t like team orders that favor a teammate, he said he would support Norris because he has a better chance of winning the title.
However, Norris has stated that he doesn’t want to look back in five years and realize that he won the title because of someone else. The 24-year-old wants to earn his title fairly and believes relying on Piastri’s help would not be a genuine way to win.
I know and I don’t want to go five years down the line and go, ‘I only won because people let me pass and this happened and that. Like, it’s not, I think, a deserving victory, and I want to win in a deserving way.
Lando Norris told Auto Motor Und Sport
As a team, McLaren has won over 516 points and currently tops the table. Norris believes that the only thing that matters is him doing his job right on the track.
I get people’s biases and people’s opinions, but I’m happy with what we’re doing and I also need to go out and do the job correctly.
Lando Norris added
Lando Norris claims the position McLaren is in will feel quite different when he looks back
This is Lando Norris’s first experience fighting for a championship, and McLaren is also adjusting to being back in the title race. The team hasn’t won a title since 2008, when Lewis Hamilton secured his first title with them.
McLaren’s last constructors title came in 1998 and 26 years later, they’re back at it again. Norris has admitted that it’s hard to fully grasp his position while in the middle of the championship fight.
I’m sure maybe next year, or in many years, once and when I review it and when I look back on it, it probably will feel quite different.
Lando Norris expressed
Formula 1 is currently on a month-long break and action will resume on October 21 in Austin. McLaren’s biggest rival Red Bull will work hard to regain its speed and find solutions to outperform the leader. Lando Norris has been exceptional, winning three races, while Oscar Piastri has secured two victories. Fans will be hoping that McLaren maintains its consistency for the remainder of the season and clinch the title.
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