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Lando Norris is looking to secure his third career victory this weekend as F1 travels to the Monza Circuit for the Italian Grand Prix.
Lando Norris doesn’t believe McLaren will replicate their dominant Zandvoort performance at the Italian Grand Prix. After a strong showing in the Netherlands, where he secured pole position and won the race ahead of Max Verstappen by 22 seconds, the Briton remains cautious. Norris sees similarities between Monza and Spa-Francorchamps, where McLaren performed well earlier in the season. Despite a 70-point gap to Verstappen in the drivers’ standings, Norris aims to close in while McLaren seeks to gain ground on Red Bull in the constructors’ table. Reflecting on last year’s Italian Grand Prix as one of McLaren’s worst races, Norris is not expecting a similar pace at the high-speed Monza track. Although he was second fastest in Friday practice, Norris is aware of the tough competition ahead, as evidenced by Verstappen’s lack of a representative time due to a mistake.
