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Lando Norris is carrying strong momentum having won the previous two grands prix to eat into the points lead of team-mate Oscar Piastri.
Lando Norris has acknowledged that he still doesn’t feel fully comfortable in his McLaren in 2025 compared to the ’24 car, even after a front suspension change. In 2025, Norris has attributed his struggles in qualifying to a lack of front-end feel in the car. Despite a front suspension upgrade for the Canadian GP, Oscar Piastri, his teammate, chose not to use the new parts, citing lack of performance improvement. Following a crash with Piastri in Montreal, Norris staged an impressive performance in Austria to narrow the points gap, before taking advantage of Piastri’s penalty at Silverstone for a one-two finish. Reflecting on the new parts, Norris has highlighted that the changes are aimed at improving the feel of the car rather than enhancing performance, and although he feels some improvement, he’s not yet back to his level of comfort from last year. Norris emphasized the collaborative effort with the team to make necessary improvements and expressed satisfaction with the progress made.
