Norris marks his performance in Suzuka: ‘Good start, but not the main goal'

Lando Norris was satisfied with finishing behind the two Red Bulls in qualifying at the Suzuka Circuit. However, the Briton also believes this was on the one of the steps on course to tomorrow’s race.

"It was exciting. You don't get many chances. We had a good car today. I could fight. I did some good laps, especially in Q3. I'm very happy with today. A good one for us as McLaren. We had a good race last year and a good race last weekend, so nice to be here," Norris said immediately after the qualifying session in Japan.

The British driver was also satisfied with his car. “We had a good car all weekend. We made some good steps forward. We are trying to catch up with the Red Bulls. They did a good job and the whole team is doing a good job, so fair play to them.”

"We are working hard and the hard work is paying off slowly. We will keep pushing. Today is a good start to the weekend. Tomorrow is the main job," the McLaren driver concluded at Suzuka.