Victories are the next goal for Norris in 2022
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Lando Norris has a clear upward trajectory at McLaren. From an eleventh place in the standings in 2019 and a ninth place in 2020, the young Briton steamed up to sixth in the world championship this season. The next step: victories.
Victories the next goal for Norris
With four podium finishes and his first pole position, Norris had an excellent season. Norris come close to winning his first race in Russia. Andrea Stella is very happy with the progression of Norris. The racing director of McLaren thinks that Norris has developed himself on pure speed. FormulaRapida.net.
Next season, fighting for wins should be the new goal for Norris, something that teammate Daniel Ricciardo in Italy still managed to do this season. According to Stella, his speed will not be an issue. "I'd say he's one of the strongest drivers on the grid in terms of pure speed," he said. According to Stella, this is true under all circumstances.
Working hard on Norris' racing skills
According to Stella, Norris's talent has been particularly evident in the wet or in transitional conditions, such as his pole position in Russia. What the team has also worked on is the Briton's raceability. "On his ability to score points. I think that is proven in a way by the results."
For Norris, the task is to consolidate those outliers in performance. "We want more consistency in putting down this level of top performances," summed up Stella. McLaren has clearly been on the upward trajectory in recent years and hopes to compete with Ferrari, Red Bull Racing and Mercedes in 2022 with the new cars.