Norris at -83 from Antonelli
After months of drought, Lando Norris is back. And he did it in great style, together with his McLaren reborn with the package introduced in Hungary. Victory at the Hungaroring, victory at Zandvoort, and the gap in the standings reduced to 83 points from Kimi Antonelli. Still a lot to think about confirming the world title, which at the moment still has the dimension of a dream for the world champion. But this Norris and this McLaren will be very tough obstacles for everyone.
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In the post-race, Norris did not want to commit on the title fight, stating that he wants to think only Sunday after Sunday.
Norris’s words
“I may sound boring, and I know many say that at these moments, but I have to think one race at a time. It makes no sense to think about the title right now, now I have to focus on resting before Monza“.
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“Obviously these have been two fantastic weekends, but we simply have to start from scratch and learn as much as possible. I think there are still many things we can and must improve if we want to fight for the championship“, he added. “I am very satisfied with the team and how much work everyone is doing. But it is harder than I would like, I would like to have a bigger advantage“.
With Norris’s victory, in this five-year return of Zandvoort, all pole sitters have defended the Saturday result by triumphing in the GP. However, the McLaren driver’s win was one of the hardest-fought, as he suffered the overtaking by Antonelli at the second start and was behind the Bolognese for a long time. Then, with a fantastic second half of the race, he prevailed, overtaking Antonelli with a great outside move at Tarzan corner two-thirds into the race.
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