Lando Norris: I'm willing to take risks to win.
McLaren is considered the favorite for the Bahrain Grand Prix, although the team has never won in Sakhir, and Lewis Hamilton brought them the last podium today back in 2010.
Answering questions from reporters on Thursday, Lando Norris spoke about the race in Suzuka and admitted that he had to take more risks in the fight for victory.…
Lando Norris: "If I had made a pit stop before Max at Suzuka, I would almost certainly have been stuck in traffic later. Am I willing to take that risk and be behind a lot of cars, but have a chance to compete for the victory? Yes, I'm ready.
We still finished second and third, we still scored the most points in the Constructors' Championship, and I personally still showed a good result. But I lost to Max, and at the moment he is my main rival.
We weren't happy after the end of last weekend. The second and third places are a great result for the team. But could we have achieved more if we had taken more risks and attacked with the whole team? Yes, they could.
Risk does not give any guarantees of success, on the contrary, you can lose everything, but in some races I am ready to take the risk. Yes, I can get stuck in traffic, Oscar or another rider can get ahead of me by "cutting", and the result will not be in my favor. I admit that second place is not a bad result, but I want to win races, not finish second.
Personally, I would like to go back and drive these races more aggressively, although deep down I understand that this year's season is long, that sometimes points on the scoreboard are better than unnecessary risk.
I think our advantage in Bahrain will be less than last weekend. This difficult and slow track is not quite suitable for our car. I expect serious competition from Ferrari, Mercedes and even the mid-group teams, which will probably be a little closer to us this weekend. I'm looking forward to a difficult weekend. There will be no easy weekends.
Yes, we have a good car, the team is doing a great job, but the results will be as tight as in previous races. Red Bull has a good car too, plus they have Max. There's Charles, there's Lewis and other guys – I expect them to compete fiercely."
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