Lando Norris, supreme guide of McLaren in China… his weekend in the spotlight

The Little Red Book was not opened in China. Point of subversive Grand Prix on the part of the Grand Helmsman of Maranello and his lieutenants on the Shanghai side. Charles Leclerc et Carlos Sainz, which some thought capable of shaking the hierarchy, were not able to carry the cultural revolution advocated by Fred Vasseur to the foot of the impregnable wall. This uprising is Lando Norris who embodied him by showing himself to be the most determined adversary of Red Bull Racing. If the Milton Keynes building did not collapse, at least it suffered the inconvenience of seeing its dominance crack somewhat: Sergio Pérez having to give up the second step of the podium.

If the Safety Car comes into action (to free the Sauber from Bottas) did not facilitate the progress of the Mexican, it would in no way have prevented him from getting back to the McLaren during the last ten laps if he had had the pace for it. Which was not the case. It remains no less surprising, this “orange” revolution that even the main stakeholders did not expect. Nobody rode mechanics in Woking before flying to the Mili Empire