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Lando Norris has signalled that McLaren’s improved pace over a single lap in recent races has come at a cost to the team’s competitiveness in race trim in F1.
Lando Norris believes that McLaren’s recent improvement in qualifying pace has come at the cost of their competitiveness in races. Despite securing pole position in Las Vegas for the third time, Norris made a mistake at the start, allowing Max Verstappen to take the lead that he never relinquished. Norris admitted that McLaren was not fast enough to challenge Verstappen for the win, even if he had not made the error at the start. McLaren has now been beaten five times in the last seven races, indicating a decline in their race pace compared to their rivals. Norris acknowledged the need for McLaren to improve their race pace in order to remain competitive in the upcoming rounds of the championship.
