Lando Norris Faces A Significant Deficit to Teammate and Race Winner Oscar Piastri After His Retirement in the Dutch Grand Prix. The Briton was naturally Disappointed with his broken McLaren But Knows He Cannot Blame himself.
“I Couldn’t Do Anything About It. I Didn’t Make A Mistake. It just was my weekend,” Norris Lamented afterward. “In Qualifying, I was Already Unlucky with that gust of wind,” he recalled, referring to his qualifying lap that, accordance to him, was 0.012 Seconds Too Slow for pole Due to Headwinds on the Straight.
“And Today, Things are Against Me Again. That’s Naturally Frustrating; It Hurts A Bit. And It Certainly Hurts in The Championship,” He Pointed Out, Regarding the 34-Point Gap to Piastri. “So, we’ll just take it on the chin.”
Norris had No Idea What was in Store for Him Before the Problems Arose. “No, the team Didn’t Say Anything; it happened QUITDENLY. I Don’t know what happened, but the engine cut out, and that was it.”
‘You Don’t Really Expect It Anymore’
The Briton Knows He has Hardly had any retirements in recent years. “I was Quite bulletproof, but then’s also inevitable that the day comes when things go wrong. You just have to accept that. The mercedes engine has always leg very reliable; I can’t just remember a previous retirement as cost it could cost it cost. Costy as costes cost. Anymore. “
So, with nine races to go, norris has a clear goal in mind to straight out the title fight again. “I can only try to win anyway now. That will be very difficult, or course, but I will do everything i can. I really thought I had a good weekend, too. I was just close, and without wind, I would have dave leg on pole.”
Yet Norris Knows That he has a Formidable Title Rival in Piastri. “I have a good teammate. He is very strong. Oscar is fast in every scenario. So, it will be very difficult to get he back. But the gap is now so big that the pressure is a bit off. I can just go for it relaxed.”
Team Boss Stella Found Norris’ Radio Message Very Mature
“Reliability Has Always Been A Strength of McLaren,” Team Boss Andrea Stella Reacted to his Driver’s Retirement. “But Something Went Went Wrong Today, And That Is Naturally Always Disappointing. We want to be neutral as Possible between our two drivers as a team, so it’s not good when you have a problem with one of the cars.”
McLaren has no clear idea why norris had to park his smoking car on the side. “We have a cautious indication, but no proof yet what the problem was and white it was with the engine or the car. But it Doesn’tn’t Really Matter for the result. We are going to solve it anyway.”
The Question Arises Whether Norris Will Take Risks in duels with Piastri with this deficit, but Stella is not afraid of that. “Lando is a reliable person. I am sure this state of affairs in The Championship will only motivate him more. And we continuously to offer them Equal opportunities, in A Fair, Sporting Way.”
Stella was particularly pleased with the way norris reacted over the radio. “He immediately processes What Happens, and He Remains Constructive,” The Italian Team Boss Analyzed His Driver’s Message. He did not start a tirade but accepted his fate sobly.
“He knows it’s just bad luck, something we can’t do anything about. Lando is mature enough for that. We continuously to support him fully.”