Norris made his Formula 1 debut in 2019 alongside Sainz a McLaren’sWhich means Woking has cut a whole new lineup for this season. And fourth place in the constructors’ finish at the end of the season means the team has made enormous progress over the previous years.
Norris and Sainz were able to celebrate the podium finish in 2020, and thanks in part to these impressive results, they were again among the top three teams at the season finale at the end of the season after a long while.
As is known, Sainz will replace Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari in 2021, while he will replace McLaren Daniel Ricciardo Up is known to have a good relationship with British talent. So in terms of line-up, it is not an exaggeration to say that a very strong season can be expected from the team, yet Norris thinks the cooperation will not be smooth.
“There is always tension among his teammates, even if someone says they don’t,” Norris told Motorsport.com A question. “Maybe sometimes you try to hide this a little. It was even between me and Carlos (tension). Even though we often seemed very happy, people who get on well with each other, we often hate each other.”
“You don’t want to let your teammates in, but you also don’t want them to love the wrong role. The last person you want out is your teammate. Even if you are smiling bravely, somewhere deep where you buried it, you hate them for being so quick and for doing something you find.” Difficult you cannot achieve. “
Norris and Sainz have been head-to-head over the years, really in terms of competing against each other. The British won the battle Monday 10-10 in 2019 and 9-8 in 2020, although the Spaniard finished on both occasions ahead of the table. Norris also spoke about how competing against each other helped McLaren regain the lead after eight years.
“I didn’t speak to Carlos (before he joined the McLaren team),” declared Norris. “I didn’t know, I didn’t know what it was like. In the end we became good companions away from the racetracks, but we were also fierce and strong racers against each other. We were good teammates, we wanted to develop the team, we wanted to win competitions and worked in harmony.”
“However, we were very competitive against each other. We did well as a team in all respects, as well as as a contestant. I think we were a perfect combination of those two aspects.”
On Suzuka’s Super Formula Tour, four cars attempt one turn together, resulting in two cars crashing into the wall.
