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Lando Norris & Daniel Ricciardo Express Their Concerns Ahead of Crucial Hungarian F1 Grand Prix

Published 07/28/2021, 9:01 AM EDT

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McLaren have brought their A-game to the grid this season. They have already bagged three podiums and points finish in every race this season, both courtesy of Lando Norris. They sit in third place in the constructors’ standings with 163 points, 15 ahead of fourth-placed Ferrari.

However, they well aware that the road to F1 glory is still a long way out, and a difficult one. So, for the upcoming race at Hungary, Daniel Ricciardo and Norris are hoping to seize maximum points for the team this weekend.

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Currently, their arch-rivals on the grid are Ferrari, who occupy fourth place in the championship. Ricciardo and Norris are well aware of the threat the Maranello team can pose to their 2021 season, which makes securing points finished at Hungaroring even more important.

Norris said, as quoted by Motorsport, “It’s very difficult to do everything right in the Hungarian GP and we know it will not be easy to outperform our closest competitors in the constructors’ championship.

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“Still, we will do our best to increase the gap even further and finish the first half of the season strong,” the Brit concluded.

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Ricciardo is on the same wavelength as his teammate and is hoping to have a good weekend. The Australian said, “It’s a circuit that can be difficult to overtake, so we’re going to work hard to get the most out of our performance on Saturday and if we do that it might make our job a little bit easier for Sunday.

“As always, we will work hard to score as many points as we can and continue to fight for the constructors’ championship,” Ricciardo concluded. (Translated via Google Translate)

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At the last race weekend at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, Ricciardo finished in fifth place while Norris came fourth. Both of them earned the team a total of twenty-two points from that weekend. Hence, they are looking forward to the upcoming race and are hoping to do the same.

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Both Ricciardo and Norris are hoping to keep the Ferraris at bay and bring home another double points finish that will help them in the championship this season.

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What are your predictions for the McLaren duo this weekend in Hungary? Let us know in the comments below.

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Arpit Gomes is an F1 author at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his Journalism degree from Xavier’s Institute, he is a big fan of McLaren and their driver Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo. Arpit always looks forward to the paddock moving to Spa and drivers dealing with the exciting Eau Rouge corner as well the straight at Monza.
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