The seventh race of the 2022 season ended with Red Bull taking two driver’s trophies and a constructors’ trophy back to the Milton Keynes base. However, many overlooked the fact that McLaren also scored points with their young prodigy Lando Norris, who was sick throughout the weekend.

The 22-year-old came to the principality of Monaco with tonsillitis, which even kept him from being a part of the press conference. Further, the driver also avoided making much radio conversation with his team throughout the Monaco GP.

Why is Lando Norris waiting to be at 100%?

The McLaren prodigy qualified fifth for the Sunday race, way ahead of 2018 Monaco winner and teammate Daniel Ricciardo. Further, Norris showcased outstanding performance throughout the chaotic race. However, he dropped one position on Sunday and finished P6. Moreover, he bagged an extra point for the fastest lap in the race.

After a praiseworthy weekend, Norris took to his Instagram and wrote, “6th & fastest lap. Just you wait until I’m back @ 100%”

Lando’s performance at Monaco surprised the fans as well as experts like Will Buxton and Felipe Massa. Seeing that Lando finished in the top 10 despite being sick, they wondered if he had made it to the podium if he was well. They even asked Lando how tough was it for him to perform in his conditions.

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Massa said to Norris, “You were not 100% well from Barcelona and here. I don’t know how you would be when on 100% because you are doing an amazing job.” The young Brit jokingly replied, “I’m gonna be unbelievable.”

The McLaren prodigy criticizes his Monaco performance

The Norris showcased excellent performance in Monaco despite not being fit. But the Englishman still criticized his performance in the principality.

Norris reported, “I would have loved to go back yesterday to qualifying again feeling 100% because that’s why I feel like just small mistakes. A little spin here can cause half a tenth, but when you have 2 or 3 on a lap… I can’t blame it on just not feeling good because of a lot of lack of sleep.”

“In F1, everything got to be perfect, almost starting with the driver. I know I’m far away from where I should have been this weekend. So, no complaints, I wouldn’t have won the race but could have on 1 or 2 positions higher in the end, and I would have loved that. So, let’s see in Baku.”

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Norris is one of the best young talents in the sport, who is surely capable of finishing higher than P6 in Monaco. He was able to do it last year. Now let’s see if he can get another podium this year, or maybe even his first-ever race win.