Lando Norris has closed the speed gap to Max Verstappen and will now try to beat the Formula One ace on Red Bull’s home track. Norris has steered his McLaren to consecutive runner-up finishes behind the defending champion. This weekend he faces the challenge of trying to edge Verstappen at the Red Bull Ring.
McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain arrives to the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, Thursday, June,2024. The Austrian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain arrives to the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, Thursday, June 27, 2024. The Austrian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday.
Verstappen is still on top with seven wins in 10 races in 2024, but the field is giving him more of a fight.in May. Verstappen had started that race from pole but made a costly mistake when he hit a chicane and had to pit.three weeks ago and then followed that up with a very strong weekend at the Spanish GP last weekend.
Norris has moved into second place in the drivers’ standings at 69 points behind Verstappen. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is two points behind Norris in third. “We’re on a level now where everything has to be perfect,” Norris said ahead of the Austrian GP. “We’re against one of the best drivers ever in Formula 1, who’s performing at an incredibly high level, and anything that wasn’t perfect, like my start last weekend, you pay the price for. Simple as that.”
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