The British Lando Norris (McLaren) stated this Friday, after finishing second in qualifying for the ‘sprint’ of the São Paulo Grand Prixwho “hates” being asked “all the time” about Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull), of which he said he doesn’t care “if he comes first or last.”
“I don’t care, I hate those questions. I’m just going to run. I don’t care where (Verstappen) comes from. I’m focused on my own work“he declared to the microphones of the official media of the Formula 1, at the Brazilian Interlagos circuit.
“It’s the same question all the time and I don’t care if it comes out first or if it comes out last. “I will do the best I can,” he concluded.
Norris He will start second in Saturday’s sprint, just behind his teammate, the Australian Oscar Piastriwhile Verstappen He will start from fourth position on the grid.
The British is only 47 points below Verstappen in the drivers’ classification, with four races left to finish the championship.
Tempers between the two have heated up after the Mexican Grand Prixin which the triple world champion received a 20-second penalty for throwing off the track twice Norris when trying to overtake it.
On Thursday, at a press conference, Mad Max warned that he was not going to change his way of driving because he has been in Formula 1has three world titles and, as he said, knows what he is doing.
About this Friday’s qualifying round, Norris He confessed that he was surprised to go “so fast.”
“We have done good teamwork. Like I said, I wasn’t expecting it, so it was a pleasant surprise. “I made mistakes on my last lap, that’s all,” he explained.
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