Despite Red Bull having a faster car’ F1 NEWS Lando Norris took the second pole position of his F1 career by setting the fastest time in qualifying for the Spanish GP.
Although usually the McLaren driver does not even fight with Max Verstappen, this time it was a completely different story, the Brit emphasized. Norris to battle Verstappen Norris says he is not surprised he managed to set pole time. “I wasn’t surprised because my round was so good. It was really good. It was really one of the best laps I think I’ve ever done,” he told Viaplay. “But beating Max in the Red Bull, which I think was the faster car today, was a good achievement.”
I still believe that Red Bull has a slight advantage over us, but we actually only like two or three tenths between us and Red Bull. It makes my life very stressful,” Norris laughed. “I don’t like it, but it makes it exciting. And that’s why anything can happen in the race tomorrow.” Asked if he was looking forward to fighting Verstappen, the McLaren driver said: “I mean I’m looking forward to fighting everybody. I don’t want to fight. I don’t want to fight anyone, but I’m excited. I never had much of a chance with Max.
The few times I’ve had a chance, he’s like a second faster. I don’t even have to fight him. I let him go. But tomorrow will be a different story. I don’t care I will fight I strive for victory and victory. So I do what I have to do.
