Norris thinks McLaren could have used its tokens differently: "Not ideal"

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17:52, 20 Mar 2021

McLaren will run with Mercedes engines again from this year, something which could give them a big advantage, provided the engine is well integrated into the chassis. Lando Norris doesn't think it will make much of a difference though.

McLaren spent all their tokens on Mercedes engine

Norris even feels McLaren could have used their tokens for something else. "I know a lot of people expect a big difference, but I don't notice much of it. We used all our tokens to put the Mercedes engine in, so in that respect it wasn't an ideal solution," Norris told Sky Sports.

He continued: "For example, I didn't know that the floor, which everyone is talking about, was so special. Everyone was saying how innovative it was and so different to other teams. Throughout the year we will try to change and improve it even more.

"At the same time, the car is very similar to last year's, so that's good. We have made some progress, which will hopefully make us a bit more competitive. But I'm sure everyone else has improved as well," Norris concluded.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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