Andreas Seidl, the McLaren Formula One team principal talked about his driver Lando Norris and his ability to get back into success soon. Seidl believes the British driver is capable enough to come back stronger all by himself.
Lando had decent start to the season with McLaren this year. The young Briton has managed to secure P4 in Bahrain, P3 in Italy, P5 in Portugal, however Spain Norris only managed P8. So, fans started to think if Lando can get back to perform again. But the McLaren boss believes he’s capable enough.
Third placed Lando Norris of McLaren F1 celebrates on the podium with sparkling wine during the F1 Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on April 18, 2021 in Imola, Italy. (Image Courtesy: Getty Images)
In an interview with Motorsport Week, Seidl conveyed, “I think there’s no need to pick him up, in the end we have to accept how this weekend went. Lando, so far, has had an incredible start to the season with incredible performances so there’s no need to pick him up. He’s fine. And I’m sure he will strike back together with us in the next races.”
Satisfied with the race today! I know it didn’t look too good, but we did everything we could to make it good. Big thanks to everyone at @McLarenF1. I’ll see you all in Monaco 👊 pic.twitter.com/mIQNtP8cNL
— Lando Norris (@LandoNorris) May 9, 2021
The 45-year-old German Engineer and boss further asserted on this, “Unfortunately, we didn’t manage to finish higher in qualifying despite having a car that had more potential. We all know about the circumstances. So it’s important also to simply move on.”
Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren F1 Team MCL35M Mercedes leads Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF21 during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on March 28, 2021 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
Norris currently stands at P4 in the driver’s standings this year, trailing Mercedes man Valtteri Bottas (P3) by just 6 points after four races. McLaren management and fans believe Lando can turn this upside down and come back to P3 in the next race at Monaco in a weeks time.
