McLaren It was the best car on the grid for many, many races. But Lando Norris He didn’t take advantage of it. Didn’t cut points on one Max Verstappen who is on the verge of winning his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world championship. And the Briton admitted he simply wasn’t prepared.
This was stated during the Precia press conference Las Vegas Grand Prix: “I probably wasn’t ready to face Red Bull and Max. “I think so, now, although it’s probably too late to do so.”
“Maybe there have been other drivers in the past who were prepared for such an occasion, but no one has faced Max this early in his careerin the middle of the season, and put up a fairly reasonable fight”, recognizes the English driver, who has made fatal errors on several occasions.
Of course, he assures that he gave everything he had and that it wasn’t enough: “I did everything I could. I didn’t do it well enough, I always admitted that. “I think Max is probably one of the best drivers in the history of Formula 1.”
And he praises Verstappen: “I don’t think there will be a much better driver than Max in Formula 1. That’s my opinion.”
Because no one could fight the Dutchman at the moment. He proved it. This year he’s set to win the championship without the most dominant car on the grid: “For me to go against that belief, to fight against this person that I know is so good, takes a little bit more than what I achieved this season. But I think what I’ve done since summer vacation This is closer to what I need. And I think he’s on the verge of being good enough to contend for next year.”
