Lando Norris: Undoubtedly, the penalty does not make our task easier.

      Lando Norris initially found himself in an unfavorable position at the Belgian Grand Prix – he will lose ten places on the starting grid as McLaren decided to change the control electronics unit on his car, marking the fourth change when only three are allowed for the season. However, the reigning world champion tries to take the situation philosophically.

      Lando Norris: "There’s another race weekend ahead of us, and that’s the main thing. I will try to perform better in qualifying and the race and show the highest possible result. Also, of course, we’ll see if we can improve in any way.

      Certainly, the penalty doesn’t make our task easier, but I just had bad luck in the first part of the season; my car had many issues related to different areas – with the engine, with the control electronics, and with anything else. So in terms of spare parts consumption, I’m in an unfavorable position, but that’s not up to me.

      That’s life, so there’s nothing left to do but show perseverance, trying to cope with the consequences of this penalty and those that are yet to come. But definitely, it’s better to serve such a penalty at this track than at the next two. In any case, despite everything, we will try to perform well this weekend.

      The team continues to implement technical innovations, and each one helps to improve, although when you look at their list, you might think they will lead to some radical changes. In reality, the rear wing we will get this weekend is just a very small step forward. According to calculations, we’re not even talking about half a tenth of a second.

      For now, we’re only talking about a very slight increase in speed. Let’s hope that the technical innovations we will receive at the races in Budapest and Zandvoort might give a bit more, but we are putting in maximum effort. Accelerating developments in such matters is impossible, so we have to pay a certain price.

      The team continues to work hard; we are trying to do everything we can, and I think we achieved the best possible result in Silverstone. Although we are unlikely to win races in the near future, you never know how circumstances may unfold – it’s not out of the question that a good opportunity may arise if luck is on our side, and we will be capable of higher speeds than expected.

      But for now, we have to show patience, and as a driver, I am doing everything I can."