McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has insisted that he is “ready to tackle more challenges” as experience has made him “more prepared for any situation”.
The 2025 drivers’ championship fight is intensifying between Norris and his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. At the point of the summer break, Piastri has a nine-point lead over the British driver.
Norris, who is currently in his seventh season in F1 and with McLaren, believes that the experience he has gained over the years has put him in a better position to fight for the championship than last year.
“Nothing makes my life feel different, it’s just your preparedness for this moment, for this battle,” Norris explained to RACER. “From a racing side, I’ve learned a lot of things. Just generally more experience.
“What comes with experience is just dealing with more situations, going through more things, understanding your team better, them understanding you better. So naturally, you’re just more prepared for any situation.
“You’re more prepared, but the second part is actually being a better driver on top of that. Can you actually drive the car quicker? Can you save the tyres in a better way? Which are normally the harder things, I would say. But also, especially for Oscar, in his third year of Formula 1, a lot of that just comes with experience, too.
Lando Norris, McLaren
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“I think I’m going to say it in every interview I do, probably from now on – maybe not ever – but I feel now more like the most complete driver I’ve ever been. I feel like I’m ready to tackle more challenges, and all of these things.
“It doesn’t necessarily make it easier, though. You’re still racing the best drivers in the world who can drive the car just as quick as you. So it doesn’t make things easier, but you’re just more prepared. And I think at times, that just allows you to show more of your potential.”
Although Piastri has clinched one more victory than he has so far this year, Norris is set to return after the F1 break with the momentum of three wins in the last four races.
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