It was clear before the start of the season that McLaren would be very strong this year. So strong that this time they could win not only the constructors' but also the individual world championship.
With this knowledge, most fans, and even pundits, have declared Lando Norris the favorite. In contrast, the young Briton is suffering while his younger teammate is racking up victories with such cool confidence that even Max Verstappen is surprised. Norris knows why...
"Maybe I put too much pressure on myself. It's not because I'm fighting for the world title, that would be it. It's because I want to be good, very, very good! I want to get the pole, I want to win races, I want to be perfect. And I make mistakes because I want to be perfect, but maybe I should accept the idea that nobody can be perfect."
I think I should calm down, trust myself more, my pace, because I know that mine is the best. I am absolutely sure that I can win all the races if I perform better in qualifying than I have done so far. It is easy to say, but difficult to do, but that is what I have to do: go out on the track and do a better job than I have done so far. I will work on that!” - promised himself Norris.
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