Lando Norris: Successful in Brazil can be “extra particular” due to Ayrton Senna's McLaren legacy

McLaren’s Lando Norris mentioned the significance of successful in Brazil on account of Ayrton Senna’s legacy.

The Briton heads into the Brazil Grand Prix main the drivers’ championship with only one level over his team-mate Oscar Piastri. Whereas Norris argued that nobody race is extra necessary than some other, some races are extra particular than others, such because the British and Monaco Grands Prix.

“When it comes to significance, I do not go into any race pondering one is extra necessary than one other for any which means. I feel each race is necessary when it comes to championship,” he defined to the media in Interlagos.

“All of the races for me in my head are the identical when it comes to significance of historical past. However there are ones which can be extra particular to win. However I would not say extra necessary. However extra particular, you understand, whenever you consider Silverstone, Monaco, ones with that historical past.

“In fact, that is one, particularly since you relate the whole lot to Ayrton and the historical past that he had. Additionally with McLaren, particularly. It will be extra particular. It is necessary. Each race is necessary. However it might be extra particular, I feel.”

The McLaren driver added: “You understand, ever having my title or ever having that likelihood of seeing my title subsequent to those sort of folks. I feel for me it at all times places a smile on my face. I by no means obtained to observe Ayrton race or something like that.

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“I by no means actually knew how good he was. For my title ever to be placed on the identical trophy or alongside or no matter it might be and even in the identical sentence. Similar sentence I feel is already fairly cool.

“It was onerous to ever dream of these sort of issues once I was a child. I like these issues. Simply as a lot because it’s good to win in every single place else.

“It will be in all probability a bit extra particular to win right here due to the historical past that Interlagos has.”

Whereas Norris is battling it out with Piastri for his first championship victory, the specter of Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen has elevated over latest races. The four-time champion remains to be very a lot within the operating for the title, sitting 36 factors behind Norris.

Photographs from Sao Paulo GP – Thursday

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