Norris pleased with Azerbaijan weekend despite losing out to Sainz

Lando Norris says it was a positive weekend for McLaren despite the fact he lost out to teammate Carlos Sainz in the race.

Norris finished eighth having started in seventh, one place behind his Spanish teammate after a difficult but promising race for the British team.

Speaking after the race, Norris highlighted the positives and pointed to difficulties with the tyres as being the main factor as to why he struggled so much.

“Overall, it’s a good race for us as a team," he said.

Despite finishing behind his teammate in Baku, Norris is still ahead in the driver's standings but slips to ninth in the championship following Sergio Perez's sixth place finish.