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admits he was fortunate to complete the Chinese language Grand Prix, having taken second place regardless of a worsening brake problem to stay on the high of the Method 1 drivers’ championship.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lando Norris, McLaren, George Russell, Mercedes
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“I used to be fortunate to complete the race in the present day which isn’t one thing you need to be saying. I imply, brakes are one thing you hate however one thing you actually do want, and so they can prevent, save your life.
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“So a sketchy final couple of laps, as a result of the brakes had been getting worse and worse each lap, and the final couple of laps I am three or 4 seconds off, so fairly nervous.
“I believe the crew knew about the issue a lot earlier than they advised me about it, so that they needed to maintain me calm.
“So not good in any respect from that facet as a result of we’re fortunate to have completed the race, however to complete with a one-two makes us very glad. It is what we needed to return into the weekend with, and it is what we achieved, so yeah, an excellent day for the crew.”
Having admitted to creating errors in dash qualifying, the dash race and qualifying for the grand prix itself, Norris put in a greater efficiency on Sunday.
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He received previous Russell into the primary nook to take second place, and once more after the undercut labored in favour of the Mercedes man following the one and solely spherical of stops for the leaders.
Requested if he may have challenged Piastri for the win with out the brake complication, Norris replied: “It would not actually matter, does it? I might have liked to have challenged Oscar in the present day, however he drove nicely. I had the tempo for positive particularly as a result of in soiled air it is much more difficult like we have seen all weekend, however I do suppose the tempo was there.
“However Oscar deserved it utterly. He took pole yesterday after which a win in the present day, so he is pushed very nicely. A disgrace about my brakes ultimately, however that is life. We’ll take it on the chin and transfer on.”
Lando Norris, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, McLaren
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Each McLaren drivers now have a grand prix win to their title in 2025 and, heading to Japan in a fortnight, Norris was a lot happier than when he first took to the monitor in Shanghai.
“I imply it will be thrilling, it is thrilling for all of us,” he added.
“It is powerful however I am nonetheless feeling good. With how dangerous the automobile had been yesterday and the day earlier than I actually felt like a great few steps behind all weekend.
“When it comes to driving personally and simply with the automobile stability in the present day issues got here in the direction of me much more and the tempo distinction from in the present day to yesterday confirmed simply how a lot having a automobile that fits you versus a automobile that does not go well with you can also make, as a result of I felt like I in all probability had the perfect tempo on the market in the present day.
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“It doesn’t suggest I will win with the perfect tempo, however I felt, like, very assured in the present day, and I felt the exact opposite yesterday, so a constructive by way of learnings and takeaways for the following few weekends.
“Despite the fact that I have been driving a McLaren for six, seven years, this weekend was an entire new one for me and I needed to change loads of issues in my driving, so glad that I received some solutions.”
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Drivers and crew personnel collect to recollect the late Eddie Jordan
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