Lando Norris after Spa: “Nothing to be proud of”

Lando Norris et McLaren missed out on their race at Spa-Francorchamps. 17th on the grid after his engine penalties, the Briton never managed to get back into the points, failing to finish in 12th place, three ranks ahead of his teammate Daniel Ricciardo.

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“It was a difficult race, sighed Lando Norris. It was really difficult to overtake. The conditions were tricky, not much grip, so it was virtually impossible to get a good exit from a corner and prepare for a good overtake. It was hard. We tried. 12th is nothing to be proud of. I think we did the best we could, so we have to be happy with that, but the pace was just nowhere near where we need to be. »

Alpine widens the gap at Spa

Was the lack of pace displayed by the Woking single-seaters due to the specific characteristics of the Belgian track? " I am not sure, the British thought A little. I think the gaps between everyone seem bigger than normal. THE Red Bull are now two seconds ahead of everyone. Ferrari is one step ahead of everyone. »

The Oranges lost big points in the fight for fourth place in the Manufacturers' standings against Alpine, since the French team placed its two drivers in the points (Alonso 5th, Or with 7th). The British team is now 20 points behind the A arrow (115 to 95). “On this track, riding with low downforce perhaps exposes everyone's problems more, Judge Lando Norris. So, I hope it's a little track specific becauseAlpine was so much further ahead today (Sunday). I don't think there's that much of a difference. It's just that they've been faster all season and today is another day where they're faster. »

McLaren hopes to find solutions and return to the battle on Sunday in Zandvoort (Netherlands).