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“Nothing we can do” - Lando Norris’s bleak admission about McLaren’s big F1 weakness

“Nothing we can do” - Lando Norris’s bleak admission about McLaren’s big F1 weakness

2 sources·Updated 2 hrs ago·132 pts

TL;DR

Lando Norris admits McLaren is struggling and has limited options after finishing third in Saturday's sprint at Zandvoort.

  • Norris gives a downbeat forecast for his Dutch GP chances.
  • Norris admits McLaren is suffering in a key area compared to rivals.

From Crash.net · 5 hrs ago

Lando Norris admits McLaren is suffering compared to its F1 rivals in one key area.

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.

McLaren season record

Coverage timeline · 2 sources

The strongest sourcing here is Crash.net and ESPN, a first-tier outlet - the tier that generally does its own reporting.

2 independent outlets are carrying this: Crash.net, ESPN.

Where sources differ: Crash.net reports Norris's bleak admission about McLaren’s weakness, ESPN does not.