“We’re Terrible on...”: Assuming Team Leader Role, Lando Norris Admits McLaren’s Glaring F1 Deficit in Hoping for Luck in Monaco

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“We’re Terrible on…”: Assuming Team Leader Role, Lando Norris Admits McLaren’s Glaring F1 Deficit in Hoping for Luck in Monaco

ByAnmol

May 27, 2023 | 5:30 AM EDT

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How many people do you know who end up with their first love? Well, Lando Norris did. He fell in love with the “cool” team and the unfolding rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. And fast forward to a little over a decade later, he ended up driving for the team. While the young Briton has always had senior drivers paired up with him, this is the first time he has a younger teammate to fully lead. But being bitter with the sluggish progress, he doesn’t have great words to add.

McLaren has been having the worst outing possible. Probably the second worst if we take into account their Honda days, but bad, nevertheless. And Lando Norris, who is usually a quirky goofy guy, has been coming hard at the team with his very public feedback.

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As quoted by Motorsport-Total, Lando said, “We’re terrible on the straights but luckily there aren’t that many of them here. But we’re not good in the curves either, and that’s part of the job here. So let’s see.” [Translated using Google]

But what does the other Papaya driver have to say? Is he as honestly brutal as he is?

Lando Norris’ teammate, Oscar Piastri, sounds more hopeful

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Piastri, who is going to Monaco for the first time as an F1 driver, has a more polished take on the whole situation. He believes that the MCL60 is significantly better in cooler temperatures and is hopeful as he intends to catch on to the rhythm to do his best.

Oscar said, “A bit off the pace, but I think it’s just about putting it together. Especially around here with all the low-speed corners. You have a little bit here and there and it can add up very quickly. So we’ll work on it overnight, see what I can do better. I think you’ve got to get yourself into a rhythm, which I don’t think I’ve really got myself into yet. From FP1, I improved on the areas I needed to. Now it’s just catching up a bit in the rest of the places. So, I’m confident we can make a good step tomorrow.”

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