Lando Norris finished fourth on four occasions in the 2021 season, and he relished the opportunity to compete against some of the top drivers. The British national describes how this has boosted his confidence.
Lando Norris claims that his 2021 fights with drivers like Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have boosted his confidence.
During the season, the Briton finished on the podium four times, with his best result being a P2 at the Italian Grand Prix. As a result, he’s had multiple on-track battles with some of the best teams.
When competing against the front-runners, Norris confesses that he has to make little adjustments to his driving style.
“They’re not just in better cars, but generally the guys who are in better cars are also going to be the more experienced or better drivers,” Norris told media including RacingNews365.com.
“So there’s a little bit more pressure, because you know that they’ll think of every plan or strategy possible for how to get past you and so on.
“That’s the only thing, is that you know that they will be thinking of every single thing possible in order to attack you and to race against you and overtake you.”
Thinking of the future
Norris believes that racing with drivers like Hamilton and Verstappen has prepared him to compete with them in the future.
“The only thing it really gives you is confidence that, if you’re there more often or you have a better car, then there’s no reason why they should be able to beat you if you’re in the same car,” the McLaren driver explained.
“Every time I raced against Lewis or [Valtteri] Bottas, or Max or [Sergio] Perez, I think the only thing it really gives you is more confidence.
“That you know that, when you are more often in this position, whether it’s next year or in two years, then you feel ready to race against them all the time and ready to beat them.”
Norris finished the 2021 World Championship in sixth, whilst McLaren ended the year in fourth in the Constructors’ Championship after being beaten to P3 by rivals Ferrari.
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