A lightning-fast comeback for Lando Norris

Lando Norris had no time to waste in Mexico. The British driver finished 5th after starting 17th on the grid. After a big disappointment at the end of Q1, Norris got back into the game. The adjustments made to the McLaren seemed to have worked. The McLaren driver finishes three places ahead of his teammate Piastri, who had started 7th.

At the start of the race, Lando Norris’s strategy was very aggressive. The 23-year-old driver, who started on soft tires, managed to gain two positions right from the start of the race. On the 12th lap, he was called into the pit stop to switch to hard tires. This strategy proved to be successful as he was able to gain the advantage on the track. Norris managed to climb up to the 10th position before Kevin Magnussen’s accident on the 33rd lap.

The red flag comes at the right time for McLaren. Lando Norris managed to make his way into the top half of the field just before the mandatory pit stop. The British team will take advantage of this to switch to medium tires. However, at the second start, the driver with the number 4 struggles for traction and gets overtaken on both sides. Despite this poor start, the British driver’s pace and his medium tires will allow him to climb back up and make numerous overtakes.

Don’t think about the bad qualifications.

Lando Norris participated in the show on Sunday. The Englishman made a lot of overtakes throughout the race, like the one on George Russell. On the 67th lap, Lando Norris, on the outside, crossed and dove into the next turn on the inside to finally get ahead and accelerate past the Mercedes. “I loved being part of the show,” said the 23-year-old driver to Canal+. “There are a lot of things to manage. It’s hard to enjoy it because you’re focused. But when you get out of the car and realize all the progress you’ve made in the standings, it’s very enjoyable.”

If Lando Norris was able to make so many overtakes, it was because of his very low starting position in the race. The speed differentials between the cars made it easier for him to make his way up. There is satisfaction in the race, but also disappointment in the qualifications, nuanced the McLaren driver. I don’t want to know where we could have ended up if I had done a better job on Saturday, but that’s how it is, you have to take it as it comes.

Lando Norris adds 10 points to his driver ranking. He now accumulates 169 units.