Former world champion Nico Rosberg believes that Lando Norris, who is chasing his first race victory, would benefit from seeing the world a little more positively. For example, the German doesn’t even understand why the McLaren driver bet with his team, against his team, over the weekend…
In recent years, the McLaren driver has made numerous self-critical statements after one of his mistakes, and regarding the team’s and his own chances, especially since the dominance of Red Bull, he often speaks with a wry humor – his comments are not only presented as funny jabs, but almost as a resignation appreciate.
On the weekend, for example, after qualifying, he noted that Red Bull will probably overtake everyone, and even though they start in front of Ferrari, the Red Bulls will probably beat them. Plus, it’s easy. He even bet on this with his team, and his bet ended up failing…
He finished second in the race and in the last stage of the race he was not only faster than Ferrari, but he was also able to keep Red Bull’s regular driver, Sergio Pérez, behind him. In other words, he won the silver medal on strength. Regarding his comments, 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg spoke after the race about how Norris felt it would do him good to be a little more positive.
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“Lando is a typical glass-half-empty kind of guy” the German began. “Did you bet on Ferrari beating them before the race? I don’t know… I don’t think it’s the best attitude overall. Positivity would be helpful.”
“However, he drove fantastically. His momentum was very good. Along with Max (Verstappen), he was the driver of the day. It went very consistently, with no problems with tire wear. If we compare it with his teammate, Oscar Piastri, we see that he (the Australian) struggled with tire wear. There was a big difference. So it went phenomenally” he highlighted.
Regarding the form of McLaren and Norris, Rosberg also noted that the team could be a clear challenger to the confidently starting Ferrari during the season, that is, they could fight for second place in the constructors’ points race.
“They have made amazing progress. Although the balance of power changes from field to field, so it is not entirely clear how the balance of power changes, how the teams compare to each other. Ferrari, for example, was disappointing in China. McLaren can clearly challenge them in the battle for second place. On the other hand, they will need Oscar to perform more stably” – He told.
