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Amid Added Pressure of Expectations, Lando Norris Exposes Zak Brown & Co.’s Inflated Success Story

Published 07/28/2023, 6:45 AM EDT

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At the Austrian Grand Prix, the MCL60 underwent significant upgrades as a number of new components were added to the British driver’s car, permitting him to accelerate quickly around the Spielberg circuit. Following that, the squad succeeded in earning a front-row start at the iconic Silverstone track with additional parts. This outcome was repeated at the Hungarian Grand Prix. And given their recent success and the fact that McLaren has now emerged as the closest rival to Red Bull. Piggybacking behind the success of the Woking-based team’s latest modified rocketship, Lando Norris was prompted to expose the side’s exaggerated success narrative.

However, just a week prior, Norris made it evident that the vehicle didn’t suit his driving style and that he was compelled to make the necessary adjustments for satisfactory results. In addition, he said that the package hadn’t been able to improve the car’s handling. And now, a week later, the British racing driver has disclosed the exaggerated success tale and exposed the tall praise of the papaya army ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend.

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As per Formulapassion he said,On some tracks that we recently visited and were good in the past too, such as Silverstone and Budapest, and this has helped us take a further step forward. But there are other circuits where we don’t know if we will be competitive ,and maybe we won’t see such an improvement great.” With this Norris directly indicated the unpredictability of the MCL60 revealing the “real, face of their latest improvements.

Though he later praise the team for their efforts, the bottom line remained the same, “In any case, the team has done a great job and we will try to continue to grow further. There is not much difference between this year’s car and last season’s car,it’s just faster.” [Translated Via Google]

The Woking-based squad attracted only misery before finding their right path, however, during all this time Norris stood solidly by the side like a genuine warrior. So when h was quizzed if those circumstances had forced him to leave the side, Norris gave a simple response.

Did Lando Norris want to abandon McLaren during their misery?

Early in the season, McLaren only encountered difficulties. Since Zak Brown previously made it clear that the important developmental targets were missed at the start of the season, Norris and his teammate Oscar Piastri had to go through a really difficult period that occasionally saw them finishing at the bottom of the pecking order.

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Lando Norris, though, never wavered in his belief in the group during the difficult times, and in the face of speculation that he would switch teams, Norris has now offered a rather humble reaction. He mentioned this while in.

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his chat with Skysports F1, he said, ” There were frustrating times and just difficult times but at no point did I think this is not where I want to be.” Later he added, that though the times were genuinely difficult, he had all the belief on his side, he said, “Of course, there were some times I wished we had a more competitive car and I wished we could have started the year in a smoother way – especially because last year’s start to the season was also very tough. I was still always very happy to be with the team that I’m with. I still have a lot of faith that McLaren are able to achieve their goals and at the same time achieve my goals which are to win races and win championships with them.”

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Aditya Srivastava is an F1 writer at EssentiallySports with over two years of writing experience. He developed a keen interest in the sport after the unforgettable Abu Dhabi 2021 race. As a graduate of a premier institute, Aditya is committed to producing high-quality content that is engaging, informative, and accurate.
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