It was already known before the season that this year's McLaren would be very strong. So strong that this time they could win not only the constructors' title, but also the drivers' title.
With this knowledge, most fans, and indeed the profession, have declared Lando Norris the favorite. In comparison, the young Briton is simply suffering, while his younger teammate delivers victories with such cool confidence that even Max Verstappen is surprised. Norris knows why...
“Maybe I put too much pressure on myself. It’s not because I’m fighting for the world title, that would be the case anyway. It’s because I want to be good, really, really good! I want to get poles, I want to win races, I want to be perfect. And I make mistakes because I want to be perfect, but maybe I should get used to the idea that nobody can be perfect.
"I think I should calm down, have more confidence in myself, in my pace, because I know that mine is the best. I am absolutely sure that I can win all the races if I perform better in qualifying than I have done so far. It is easy to say, but difficult to do, but that is what I have to do: go out on the track and do a better job than I have done so far. I will work on that!" - Norris promised himself.
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