McLaren, Norris was surprised by his second place in the Chinese doctor

That Lando Norris We could already see that he was in good form on Friday, when he took a good position in the Shootout, in heavy rain. His Sprint race did not go as he wanted, but today the British had a great recovery, finishing in second place, and thus take home a respectable amount of points.

As he told the media, these results came as a surprise: “I am very happy with this result, especially for the team, who deserves it. The tests were good and everything went well. I don’t know why, but I didn’t expect this kind of race today. Managing tires was easy today: I was able to push, I felt good with the car. I am surprised by many things: how good our pace was, especially compared to Red Bull’s, and how bad Ferrari were. I was ready to leave early, I didn’t expect the stage. I had also bet that I would be within 35 seconds of Red, but it was not to be.”

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