McLaren is the only team that knows the victory at the start of the 2025 season of the F1. Thanks to the first position of Lando Norris in Australia and the 1-2 commanded by Oscar Piestri on the route of Shanghai, to a squad ‘Papaya’ holds a 21-point gap, on Mercedes, at the top of the general table of the World Cup in Constructors, on the eve of the Japan Grand Prix.
For this reason, Lando Norris believes that the couple that forms with Oscar Piastri is what really makes the difference with the rest of the teams. “We are not so far, but I think it’s because we are literally the only team that has two good pilots at this time,” said Norris, before the Japan Grand Prix this weekend.
We are the only team that has two good pilots at this time
Lando Norris
“That is the big difference, you know, if one of us were doing much worse, or one of us was not so strong … I think the mere fact that we have two good pilots is obviously marking the biggest difference,” argued the ‘4’ of the current grill of the season.
A very matched season in Formula 1
Also, after mentioning that McLaren is the only team with two good pilots, Norris also ensures that the current world champions enjoy the best car, but not the fastest. “In some cases, I do not think we would necessarily have the car faster, but the fact that we have two pilots who press each other make a greater difference than people expect.”
“Do I agree that we have the best car? Yes. It is nice to say that, I had not happened before in Formula 1. Max (Verstappen) has had its time to have the best car for a long time and now it is our turn,” says the current leader of the World Cup.
Max has had its time to have the best car for a long time and now it is our turn
Lando Norris
Lando also considers that the chemistry he has with Piastri, being behind the steering wheel of the same team for another year, has been crucial for the good start of the season. “I think that the way we work as a team is better than that of any other team, the way we press each other and get more out of each other as two pilots is a real advantage.”