It was already known before the season that this McLaren would be very strong. So strong that this time they could not only snatch the constructors' title, but also the individual world championship.
With this knowledge, most fans, and even most experts, have pointed to Lando Norris as the favorite. However, the young Briton is only struggling, while his younger teammate is achieving victories with such cold confidence that it even surprises Max Verstappen. Norris knows the reason for this...
“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, very, very good! I want to get pole, I want to win races, I want to be perfect. And I make mistakes because I want to be perfect, but maybe I should make peace with the idea that no one can be perfect.
"I think I should calm down, trust myself more, trust my pace, because I know mine is the best. I'm completely confident that I can even win every race if I perform better in qualifying than I have so far. It's easy to say, but difficult to execute, but that's what I have to do: go out on track and do a better job than I have so far. That's what I'm going to work on!" Norris promised himself.
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