Lando Norris says there is no reason for his McLaren F1 team to be “downbeat” despite what appeared to be a disastrous start to the 2023 season in Bahrain. Here's what he said ⬇️
Asked by Autosport about his role in keeping spirits in the camp up he said: “It’s very important. It’s part of my job, really. I guess more so now than ever. But there’s no reason why they should be downbeat.
“Today, we could have boxed already after we had the first problem,” he said. “After they knew I was going to have to box every 10 laps, we knew we were going to be out the race very quickly. “We’re optimistic, we still believe we can score points with the car we have, which makes us even more optimistic for the later part of the season. And we’ll keep trying.”Pushed on potential form in the Saudi race he said: “I have no idea, to be honest. I think maybe a little bit better. I feel like the very low-speed is where we struggle a lot. And there’s less of that in Jeddah. I say that, but I always seem to be wrong. So, it could be the opposite.
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