Lando Norris

Lando Norris says he is braced for a battle with Mercedes at the Australian GP as he finally got to grips with his McLaren to qualify a surprise fourth at ...

"From those kind of points of view I'm happy, so I think overall the whole weekend has been pretty good. Some hope was restored in Jeddah, as Norris managed a seventh place finish and the Australian GP has once again taken them forward as a team, with Norris starting in fourth and Daniel Ricciardo in seventh at his home Grand Prix. Lando Norris says he is braced for a battle with Mercedes at the Australian GP as he finally got to grips with his McLaren to qualify a surprise fourth at Melbourne's Albert Park circuit.

Lando Norris has revealed how pleased he is with finishing fourth fastest in qualifying for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, and revealed he's eyeing a ...

We’ve made some small steps as a team but realistically it’s just that the car is quicker on this track compared to some of the others and that’s the main part.” I mean we struggled to get out of Q1 in Bahrain and almost made it to Q3 in Saudi but yeah it’s good. “It’s been a while actually; F2 I would say since our last good battles.

Lando Norris admitted qualifying fourth for the Australian Grand Prix felt like a pole position after McLaren's troubled start to the season.

“I [also] have one red car behind me which I’m not expecting to be fighting too much. “I think we’ve made some small steps forward as a team, and we’ve been working well as a team to still try and find as much as possible,” added the 22-year-old. “I guess we are still a long way off the pace, but position-wise to be a lot further up is nice to see – a good reward for myself and the team.”

Lando Norris has declared finishing fourth in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix felt "like a pole position" after McLaren's early-season...

I think we can have some good racing and hopefully, we can race them more often. Whatever the reason is, I am just happy to be much further up and have a car that’s much quicker.” “I guess we are still a long way off on pace but position-wise to be a lot further up is nice to see.

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It is indeed a pleasant surprise for the McLaren drivers and hopefully, they can convert it into a good haul of points. McLaren looked more competitive in the 3 practice sessions, with Norris even topping the FP3. Ricciardo has had a pretty dismal time at his home Grand Prix off late.

After two painful race weekends for McLaren in Bahrain and the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Lando Norris has finally brought some much-needed hope to the team.

I am expecting still a fight from them and the Mercedes, so it’s not going to be an easy race but it’s part of it, it’s a good challenge and I look forward to it.” McLaren scored their first points of the season with Lando Norris' P7 finish at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix two weeks ago and are just about making their way up to the midfield. I think we’ve been working well as a team to still try and find as much as possible and I think the hard work part of it has moved us ahead of Mercedes this weekend.”