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Lando Norris "Attacks" Red Bull Driver: "Better to Have Two Cars Than Just One"
British Formula 1 driver Lando Norris, who races for McLaren, has found himself embroiled in controversy on social media following his statements after the Canada Grand Prix, where he finished in second place, only behind three-time champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull).
After the race, Norris declared to the media that the constructors' championship battle between the Papaya team and Ferrari is close because "they have two drivers" who finish races or usually end up on the podium, a clear reference to Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), who has not performed well in recent races.
"At the moment, I think it's between Ferrari and us. At McLaren, we have two drivers who are up there, not making mistakes and getting practically everything out of the car every weekend," said the young Briton, who just recently secured his first win in the category at the Miami Grand Prix.
However, Norris emphasized his jab by pointing out that Verstappen is alone at the front of the grid and that "it's better to have two cars instead of just one." In the vein of criticizing the Mexican driver, who has just renewed and secured the much-coveted second seat at Red Bull, Zak Brown (McLaren's CEO) also made statements that have caused a stir on social media.
"It's rare that there aren't many other teams on the grid that have something like that. So, for us, it's more about what we can do against Ferrari. At the end of the day, I think two will always be better than one, like in Max's case," Norris commented.
"Checo," who hasn't made it past Q1 in the last two races, finished with a DNF (did not finish) in Montreal after sliding off at turn 6 of the Gilles Villeneuve circuit and being ordered to pit by Red Bull.
Currently, in the drivers' championship, Max Verstappen is leading with 194 points, followed by Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) with 138 and Norris with 131; while "Checo" is in fifth place with 107. There are only 24 points separating the Mexican from the Briton, so the positions on the leaderboard can still change.
It should be noted that Pérez has already been a runner-up in the drivers' championship, while the highest Norris has finished is sixth place.
The next race on the Formula 1 calendar is Barcelona, which will be held at the Circuit de Catalunya from June 21 to June 23.
