Lando Norris

Daniel Ricciardo believes McLaren is still “half a step behind” in its preparations for Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after losing half of its Formula ...

"You always kinds of want to have a chance to go with them. "I wouldn't say today was a concern, but a bit more of an unknown. "I guess in a way that's partially true, because I'm sure some today started with a full tank and did a little bit in the second practice.

Lando Norris qualified third and finished the sprint in fifth, ahead of team-mate Daniel Ricciardo and behind only the Red Bull and Ferrari drivers. The ...

But a car’s pace is only of use if you can access it in a broad range of conditions. “But I’m definitely more ‘glass half-full’ that we can still find something. But the majority of it, we focused on and made some improvements to and I think that’s why we’re doing better now.” “We worked on the weaknesses and made some improvements. Bahrain’s track, configuration was ill-suited to a car that struggles in slower corners and on bumpy surfaces. When McLaren struggled in the Formula 1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, there were fears the team’s recent resurgence had come to a juddering halt.

Lando Norris has praised the turnaround of McLaren after taking his first podium of the season at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

"A mixture of this and tricky conditions this weekend so we have been able to capitalise on that as well. On where the form came from, Norris explained: "The boring answer is just hard work. "The team deserve it.

Lando Norris and Mclaren reurn to the podium after a disappointing start to the season. After a lightning start, a clean race, and a mistake from Chalres ...

The team deserve it from where we were at race one to now getting a podium," the Brit praised, "A lot of time and effort at the factory and here. "Of course a surprise. After a lightning start, a clean race, and a mistake from Charles Leclerc, the Brit bagged third pace in Imola.

Once again, Formula 1 never fails to entertain us. The stunning race in Imola witnessed Max Verstappen in a league of his own, while Ferrari's strong ...

Although Ricciardo finished outside the points, a podium would have pleased McLaren and Lando Norris. A great weekend, the hard work all pays off.” “Everyone’s putting a lot of time and effort into this. Lando Norris was clearly ecstatic after an unlikely podium finish. Honestly, on the pace we are long, long way off and 5th and 6th is the best we can do so.” Meanwhile, Lando Norris’ wish yesterday came true as he finished on the podium after capitalizing on the errors from Ferrari drivers Leclerc and Sainz.

Formula One champion Max Verstappen dominated Sunday at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and Red Bull embarrassed Ferrari on its home soil.

Leclerc came off pit road ahead of Pérez, but the Mexican driver had warmer tires and was able to squeeze inside and reclaim second. The race featured a stirring late battle between Mercedes newcomer George Russell and Valtteri Bottas, the driver he replaced. But Leclerc couldn't get the jump on Verstappen at the start and never contended. “The most important thing of today was not making mistakes, because with these conditions it was so tricky out there,” Pérez said. Pérez also failed to finish the season opener. Charles Leclerc came into Sunday as the championship leader with two wins in the first three races and Carlos Sainz Jr. celebrated a two-year contract extension this weekend in Italy.

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He will hope to have an easier time of it today and retain the lead from pole at the start, but he knows at least he is a match for his title rival at Imola. 75 mins to lights out: Just as on Friday it its wet at Imola. There has been a lot of rain around in the last hour or so and conditions are treacherous to say the least. Charles Leclerc came to Imola having won two of the first three races of the season and the championship leader will hope he can bring further joy to his Italian employers today. The seven-time world champion has had a miserable 2022 so far and it hasn't got any better at Imola where he was only 14th in the Sprint on Saturday. 20 mins to lights out: This is an exciting era of F1 racing with three great races to start the 2022 season. Being on the right compound for the conditions at the correct time will be critical and could well define the outcome of the afternoon's proceedings. 10 mins to lights out: It has dried out quite quickly, at least on the starting grid, ahead of the race start. "Too risky" he says when the conversation on the pit radio comes up on whether to go on slicks yet. Red Bull have control of the race with Verstappen ahead of Perez. Leclerc immediately trying to pressurise Norris to get up to third and try and chase the front two. Lap 32: We are past halfway and Verstappen is 10 seconds ahead of Red Bull teammate Perez. Leclerc right behind the Mexican, with Norris fourth in his McLaren a further 14 seconds off the pace. Time and again the Mercedes gets right under the wing of the AlphaTauri into Turn 1, but with Gasly getting DRS from the Williams of Albon ahead he does not have the grunt to get through. Charles Leclerc had been on course for third but the championship leader spun off late in proceedings as he chased Perez for second.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc now leads the World Drivers' Championship by 27 points.

Honorable mention to Aston Martin as the British team scored its first points of the season with both Sebastian Vettel finishing eighth and Lance Stroll finishing tenth. Max Verstappen won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to cap off a truly dominant weekend. Leclerc spent the rest of the race recovering from the poor start. At the start, Charles Leclerc had a dreadful launch as he was overtaken by both Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez and McLaren’s Lando Norris on the holeshot run to Tamburello. Leclerc’s teammate Carlos Sainz and McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo made contact in the first corner, spinning Sainz into the gravel. The race would be effected by a heavy downpour after Formula 2’s feature race and before the F1 Grand Prix start. Though, the sprint returned the same front row as qualifying, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen starting Sunday’s race first and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc second.

Charles Leclerc admitted he got too greedy in trying to chase down Sergio Perez for second place at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after he spun off the ...

"I mean P3 was the best I could do, we didn't have the pace for much more. "It is a big shame," Leclerc said. He initially lost a single position to Lando Norris after the spin but then pitted for new tyres and a new front wing, dropping him to ninth place.

Testing and the start of the season was plagued with challenges for McLaren, but Norris' P3 finish highlights strides they're making and his own continued ...

I think Miami is going to be outstanding." "McLaren in the first race they were 15th, how an earth have they turned it around so much? "Big thanks to Andreas [Seidl], Zak [Brown] and all of McLaren for having this faith in me. It's one that Brown and McLaren cannot wait for, especially with Norris driving as well as he is. "The teamwork and the pit stops were amazing, I don't think that today, and this weekend, was all about the car. It's nice to see it paying off," Norris said to Sky Sports F1.

Lando Norris saved the day for McLaren with third at the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, in wet conditions, as Daniel Ricciardo faltered.

“We tried something different at the end with the tyre change, but it didn’t work,” he added. “A painful one and obviously not the way I want to affect someone else’s race. “I’ll go and see Carlos,” the Honey Badger added. Then we had damage and it was a painful 60 laps,” the Australian explained. A great weekend, the hard work all pays off,” he added. The team deserve it, from where we were in race one to now scoring a podium.

Lando Norris secured a glorious podium at the Imola Grand Prix for the second season in a row with a third-place finish behind the two Red Bulls.

There are a lot of positives from it but I think we are comfortably third, I would say.” “Now we are seeing more that Bahrain was a little bit more of an outlier. Over the course of four races, McLaren has seen a drastic change in performance.

Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Lando Norris had a chat in the cool-down room after the F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix when they thought the cameras.

Sorry to the team and to all the tifosi that supports us. I paid the price for it and lost seven potential points. "And that is why every small mistake... That was the last thing I saw from him. "And that is why every small mistake... well it's a big mistake... well it's a big mistake... All of a sudden, I saw him flying! Leclerc said about Ferrari’s tussle with Red Bull: "It is very, very close and I think it will be that way for the rest of the season. Leclerc said about Ferrari’s tussle with Red Bull: "It is very, very close and I think it will be that way for the rest of the season. I just went straight. It was a bit damp, no.

The McLaren driver Lando Norris predicted that the yellow flag was for either Sergio Perez or Charles Leclerc in the Imola GP.

ADVERTISEMENT So, Lando opted for medium tires, which helped him throughout the race. So, he dropped to ninth place while Lando Norris, who was behind Leclerc, got into the podium place. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Emilia Romagna GP was full of nail-biting moments, which ended with the Red Bull duo finishing 1-2.

Formula One champion Max Verstappen dominated Sunday at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and Red Bull embarrassed Ferrari on its home soil.

Leclerc came off pit road ahead of Pérez, but the Mexican driver had warmer tires and was able to squeeze inside and reclaim second. The race featured a stirring late battle between Mercedes newcomer George Russell and Valtteri Bottas, the driver he replaced. But Leclerc couldn't get the jump on Verstappen at the start and never contended. “The most important thing of today was not making mistakes, because with these conditions it was so tricky out there,” Pérez said. Pérez also failed to finish the season opener. Charles Leclerc came into Sunday as the championship leader with two wins in the first three races and Carlos Sainz Jr. celebrated a two-year contract extension this weekend in Italy.

Lando Norris was amazed to finish on the podium in the fourth race of the season at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, given McLaren's poor start to 2022.

We beat two cars that are probably a second a lap quicker than us and one ended up in the wall and one ended up in the gravel. Maybe not surprising after the progress we made over the last month, but with how much quicker the Red Bulls and Ferraris are, it’s hard to ever imagine yourself on the podium. There was a step forward in Saudi Arabia but Melbourne showed the first glimpse of strength as both cars finished in the top six, and Norris followed that with a podium at Imola after Leclerc’s late error.

Lando Norris revelled in his podium finish at Imola, adding that his McLaren team "deserve" their success after a tricky start to the year.

“Me being me, I don’t believe we had the third best car today behind Red Bull and Ferrari. The Alfa Romeo was extremely fast as well. I think a lot of it was the teamwork. From where we were in race one to now scoring a podium they all deserve it, so top job to the team.

By Alan Baldwin IMOLA, Italy (Reuters) - McLaren's Lando Norris said he was shocked to be back on the Formula One podium after his team had seemed so ...

“One ended up in the wall and one ended up in the gravel… “You should say it’s all the driver, mate. The car was good, and I had good confidence and that’s all I needed,” said Norris.

Lando Norris was beaming with pride after he secured his second straight podium finish at Imola with P3. And the Briton was effusive in his appreciation of ...

I guess fourth was still going to be an amazing position, amazing result for us and better than we were expecting coming into the race and into the weekend for sure.” From where we were in race one to now scoring a podium, they all deserve it, so top job to the team. “Amazing race, amazing weekend to be honest,” said Norris. “To beat one Red Bull and a Ferrari is much more than were expecting.

Lando Norris and Mclaren return to the podium after a disappointing start to the season. After a lightning start, a clean race, and a mistake from Charles ...

The team deserve it from where we were at race one to now getting a podium," the Brit praised, "A lot of time and effort at the factory and here. "Of course a surprise. After a lightning start, a clean race, and a mistake from Charles Leclerc, the Brit bagged third pace in Imola.

McLaren's Lando Norris said he was shocked to be back on the Formula One podium after his team had seemed so far off the pace at last month's season-opener ...

"One ended up in the wall and one ended up in the gravel... The car was good, and I had good confidence and that's all I needed," said Norris. "You should say it’s all the driver, mate.

Describing his race in the media pen at the Imola GP, the McLaren driver said: “Got no idea. Everyone just crashes in front of me ...

It needs to be a perfect weekend to be able to do this over and over again. Staying out of trouble at the start was one of the reasons the Briton claims to have had a trouble-free race later. Subsequently, the McLaren driver revealed that his only job throughout the race was to keep George Russell at bay and build a significant gap over the Mercedes driver. McLaren suffered from severe brake heating issues which they had resolved using a temporary fix in Australia. Team principal Andreas Seidl had mentioned that their permanent solution to the problem was to arrive at Imola, after which they seemed to be back on pace. We won a lot in the start, I had a perfect start, honestly. We won a lot in the beginning and we just had really good pace throughout.

Verstappen joked back that Norris should claim it's 'all the driver' and had the 'worst car'. As the joke continued, Norris then claimed McLaren were the 'ninth ...

Russell secured fourth in yesterday’s race which ensured the Mercedes rookie is the only driver on the grid to have four top-five finishes this season. He added: "I’m relatively pleased to maximise the points available this weekend. All the driver!

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"Things you love to see but this is sooo sketchy. There has not been a death from a Formula One event since Jules Bianchi's passing in July 2015, which came due to injuries sustained nine months earlier following a crash at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix - the first driver death since Ayrton Senna in 1994. Norris enjoyed a fine race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, coming in third to secure back-to-back podium finishes for McLaren at Imola and providing a boost to the team after what has been a relatively slow start to the season.