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 individual world championship title.
Knowing this, most fans, and even the industry, have overwhelmingly picked Lando Norris as the favourite. In comparison, the young Briton suffers while his younger team-mate delivers victories with such cool confidence that even Max Verstappen is surprised. Norris knows the reason for this...
"Maybe I push myself too hard. It's not because I'm fighting for the world title, or at least that's what I would do. I want to be good, really, really good! I want to get on the pole, I want to win the race, I want to be perfect. And I make mistakes because I want to be perfect, but maybe I should accept that no one can be perfect.
I think I should calm down, trust myself more, my pace, because I know that mine is the best. I am completely sure that I can win even all the races, if I do better in the time trials than I have done so far. It is easy to say but hard to do, and this 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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