Lando Norris explains why McLaren expected Dutch GP struggles
Lando Norris expects McLaren to struggle at Zandvoort, with poor pace during the sprint race and no improvement forecasted.
- Norris struggled for pace during the Zandvoort sprint race.
- He does not expect his form to improve throughout the weekend.
- McLaren anticipated the issues that led Norris to surrender P2 to Leclerc.
Lando Norris said McLaren was expecting the problems that saw him surrender P2 to Charles Leclerc in the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race.
How bad is it really?
McLaren have scored 61 points across the last 3 rounds, up from 53 in the 3 before.
Their car ranks 4th of 11 on qualifying pace, 0.248s off the pace leader in recent qualifying.
Best finish in that run: 1st.
Coverage timeline · 2 sources
The strongest sourcing here is RacingNews365, a mid-tier outlet - usually reliable, but often following someone else.
2 independent outlets are carrying this: PlanetF1, RacingNews365.
| Order | Source | Trust | Posted | Vs. first report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lower-tier | 2 hrs ago | First | |
| 2nd | Mid-tier | 2 hrs ago | +38 min |
Where sources differ: PlanetF1 reports McLaren expected the Dutch GP struggles, Norris confirms their expectations.
