Norris: This year's McLaren is less forgiving

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10:04, 17 May 2018

British driver Lando Norris sampled the 2018 McLaren car yesterday and suggested this year’s package is less forgiving. Norris was testing for Pirelli and confirmed the car was better.

Lando Norris currently races in the F2 championship and is part of McLaren's junior programme. He’s only 18 but has 4 Championship titles under his belt.

Comparing the Renault powered MCL33, and last years car, Norris said: “There are definitely some differences. Positive - but there are still some things with the old one which is always positive.

“I think in general, it’s a bit more downforce, it’s good me having the confidence to push at 1,2,3 all the high-speed corners.

“Overall, it’s definitely been a slight step forward.”

The 18-year-old came 3rd in the overall results table yesterday after just 80 laps. He was just over a second behind leader Valtteri Bottas in the Mercedes.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Norris: This year's McLaren is less forgiving

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