Lando Norris is confident that McLaren can still mount a strong title defense despite a sluggish start to the F1 season. The reigning champion believes the team can 'push hard' to close the gap with Mercedes and Ferrari. Norris trails early championship leader Kimi Antonelli by 47 points but is determined to turn the situation around.
He emphasized that the team will not give up and focus on next year, citing past examples where they have overcome slow starts to finish strong. Norris identified reliability issues and limited track time as key areas for improvement.
The team is using the break to work on these issues and develop their car, with Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri expressing confidence in their ability to get back into regular victory contention.