Ferrari’s emphatic pace at Emilia Romagna GP’s practice not a surprise for Lando Norris

Ferrari’s emphatic pace at Emilia Romagna GP’s practice not a surprise for Lando Norris

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Ferrari’s pace during the practice session at Imola was indeed emphatic as both their drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc finished in the top six in the practice sessions. Sainz ended FP2 as the lead Ferrari in fourth place behind both Mercedes cars and the AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly, with teammate Leclerc just behind in fifth despite a late crash. This left McLaren’s Lando Norris unsurprised. 

Lando Norris had an amazing outing in the Bahrain GP, backing the top spot in the midfield lacking behind Mercedes and Red Bull drivers. Talking about the particular practice session at Imola, Norris could only finish the day eighth for McLaren, lapping over six-tenths slower than former teammate Sainz. 

What did Lando Norris say about Ferrari’s pace at Emilia Romagna GP’s practice session? 

“In Bahrain they were definitely quicker than us in the majority of corners – not all of them But here they look very quick,” Lando Norris told Sky Sports. “I don’t think it’s something we didn’t expect. Maybe they’re a bit quicker than we expected, but we knew some races they’d be ahead and some races we’d be ahead. 

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Lando Norris added, “It’s Ferrari, if there’s one team at the moment that’s going to make a big improvement somewhere it’s them. 

“So it’s not a surprise. Maybe that little bit faster than we anticipated, but not a shock.” 

Norris felt the McLaren MCL35M was not adjusting to the demands of the Imola track as swiftly as it did in Bahrain three weeks ago, saying the team “haven’t got the car in a great place just yet”. 

“It’s not settled down to this track as easily as it did to Bahrain,” Norris explained further. “It’s a little bit harder, but it’s kind of what we expected from what we knew from last year. We struggled a little bit more here comparing to Bahrain too, but just some tracks the car goes better on.” 

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