Norris: “I don’t wish Piastri bad luck”
McLaren driver Lando Norris has made it clear that he doesn’t need his teammate, Oscar Piastri, to suffer setbacks to have a chance in the Formula 1 championship. Despite the complicated situation he faces, Norris maintains hope for a change in the championship. Norris’s aspirations were affected at the Dutch Grand Prix, where his car stopped, while Piastri was leading the race. Piastri now leads by 34 points, an advantage that only two drivers have failed to maintain in the current points system, with nine races remaining.Norris prefers to focus on achieving the best possible results in each remaining race. He acknowledges that the dominant position of the McLaren team complicates the situation. The British driver emphasized that he prefers the best to win, and that he will respect the final result of the championship. Norris has stated that he can only focus on the upcoming races, seeking to improve his performance. If he doesn’t win the championship, he will remain positive and prepare for the next season.No, because in the end, if he has done a better job, I give him credit and say he has done a better job. That’s how I am. I don’t wish it, I just wish I could find that last little bit, that I could still win the championship without anything happening and that’s the way I want to do it.
Lando Norris
Norris revealed that McLaren CEO Zak Brown and team boss Andrea Stella apologized to him after Sunday’s retirement, but he holds no grudge for what happened. Norris added: “It’s something that happens. It’s not Andrea’s fault, it’s not Zak’s fault.” “We look back, I think it was 60 races without a technical failure, without any problem, I think it’s a record for us, I don’t know if it’s a record in Formula 1, but it’s something we are quite proud of.” “So for that to happen now, that’s just bad luck, you know, it wasn’t anyone’s bad work, it was just life: several things came together and then just bad luck.” Norris concluded by saying that he doesn’t know what to say at those moments, and that he doesn’t know what others mean. He explains that they apologize because they feel they have failed him, just as he apologizes when he feels he has failed them.Certainly, it would make my life easier if there were more drivers among us from time to time… the problem is that we are very dominant as a team, that almost makes my life difficult, so that’s really the most frustrating part of it all.
Lando Norris
