“Max Verstappen almost won the championship”

Lando Norris will start 6th in the Las Vegas race this Sunday morning. The McLaren driver still has a few chances to win the title, with three races remaining in the season. For this, he still has to score three points better than Max Verstappen during this Grand Prix. For this, there are several possible scenarios. For example, he must finish at least 8th, if Max Verstappen does not score any points. If Max Verstappen gets into the points, Lando Norris must therefore do at least two positions better to have a chance of still fighting for the title at the next Grand Prix.

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However, with the poor handling of the McLaren this weekend in Vegas, Lando Norris no longer believes it. “We struggle too much with the car, it gives us too much difficulty to drive it” explained the Briton after the qualifying session. “There is very little grip here and that makes the car too difficult to drive. This helps some, like Alpine with Pierre [Gasly] or others like Haas, but we [McLaren]we can't do it. »

“Max almost won the championship”

McLaren is indeed battling with these two single-seaters this weekend in particularly cool conditions on the American west coast. At the end of qualifying, in Q3, it was only 10 degrees in the air and 11 degrees on the track. The McLaren handles the heat well but neither of the team's two drivers found the secret this weekend. Oscar Piastri for his part signs the 8th fastest time.

Pessimism

For Lando Norris, with this result and this poor performance from McLaren, it will be complicated to create a gap with the Red Bull driver. Lando Norris had however signed 5 pole positions in the last 7 Grand Prix. However, he remains very pessimistic.

“Max almost won the championship. I don't care if it's Max [qui est devant moi]what I want is to move up as many places as possible but I will do everything I can. » term Lando Norris

While the two drivers who are still fighting for the title still promise us a great battle for the start, this Sunday morning, of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, we must still remember that starts are not Lando Norris' strong point . The McLaren driver has systematically lost places when finishing in pole position in recent races.

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