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"Maybe it's the track" Lando Norris tries to find answer
After a successful first test in Barcelona, McLaren would of had high hopes for the 2022 season, although since coming to Bahrain the British outfit has struggled to show the same pace. With Lando Norris being the highest finishing McLaren in qualifying in 13th.
Bahrain the issue for Mclaren?
The other Mercedes engined cars struggled around Bahrain as well, which could be a sign that the power unit isn't as strong as it once was. Especially when Bahrain can be reliant on power at times. The Brit is aware of this "Just the type of track quite simply. I think we maybe showed a little bit more performance than the others" he said in an interview with Sky Sports
Expanding on the idea of it being the track the Brit continued "Barcelona is more biased to medium and high speed and here it's more biased to slower speed corners. That is where we have been struggling a lot." which would leave the McLaren garage with hope to be more competitive in future races.
Finally, Norris had this to say about the result "Not a big shock for us. You never want to be P13 but it's not where we want to be right now."