Norris doesn't want to get carried away with Verstappen behind in the rain
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Lando Norris managed to earn his 10th Formula One pole position in Australia, and is set to start from P1 at the first Grand Prix of the season. At Albert Park however, the Briton did not want to get carried away just yet.
Lando Norris set the fastest lap time of a 1:15.912 in Melbourne, as the McLaren drivers claimed the front row of the grid. "It's a perfect way to start the year. A big congrats to the team. An amazing job to continue from where we were at the end of last season," the Briton began immediately after jumping out of his car.
"It was a little fight between me and Oscar today, a tough one, especially after my first lap when I went off and got track limits, I knew the second lap, you're in a tough position. You need to take a lot of risk but make sure you do a clean lap," he continued about the McLaren battle.
Norris watches out for Verstappen
The Dutch driver was leading the session, but finished in P3. With rain expected tomorrow, Norris pointed him out as someone to watch as well. "I'm never going to get ahead of myself. I'm not that kind of guy. I'm confident the car is in a great position but we have also never run in the wet. But we know how quick Max and Red Bull is in the rain. Let's see. Many opportunities for everyone but also a lot of new things to learn along the way."
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