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Lando Norris’ charge to fifth place in Mexico earned rave reviews, including a comparison to an iconic Fernando Alonso win. How so – and could it have been better still?
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella praised Lando Norris’s race drive at the Mexican Grand Prix, comparing it to Fernando Alonso’s legendary win in the 2012 European Grand Prix. Stella, who was Alonso’s race engineer at the time, described Norris’s drive from 17th to 5th as “one of the best of all”. Norris made impressive overtakes and managed power unit temperatures throughout the race, similar to Alonso’s victory. Stella believes that Norris’s race was on pace with Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes. Despite starting 17th due to a mistake in qualifying, Norris’s aggressive strategy and impressive performance allowed him to make 13 on-track passes and finish in fifth place.
Source: The Race
