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Lando Norris admits he is wary McLaren could have peaked too early in the weekend at the Mexico City Grand
Ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix, Lando Norris expressed that he expected the upcoming races in Mexico and Brazil to be challenging for McLaren. However, he performed well in the Friday practice sessions, finishing fourth in FP1 and second in FP2, only 0.119s behind Max Verstappen. Despite this, Norris is cautious about showing McLaren’s true potential too soon and believes that there are several drivers within three-tenths of each other. Norris acknowledges that there may not be many changes to be made overnight to improve McLaren’s performance further. His teammate, Oscar Piastri, had his debut experience at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and struggled with the low grip of the track but still managed to finish inside the top ten in both sessions. The running on Friday was affected by Pirelli testing their 2024 prototype tires and rain showers interrupting the second session. Piastri hopes for a smoother program in FP3 to prepare for qualifying and believes that more laps and qualifying attempts will be crucial for a good qualifying position on Saturday.
Source: Motorsport Week
