Lando Norris says that the comments of George Russell McLaren Piece are “not the mentality” F1 news

Lando Norris questioned the “mentality” of the competition, George Russell, amid their constant controversy over McLaren’s feature on the rest of the Formula 1 field.

McLaren got comfortably the fastest car, as Norris won the Australian Australian race on Sunday, with multiple safety cars only and bathing that gives world champion Max Versapan an opportunity to kidnap victory on a late charge.

Rasel, who ranked third of the Mercedes in Melbourne, said after Norris led two teammates Oscar Bayaster in qualifying that McLaren was so faster than her competitors to the point that they could have already been replaced by their car for the next season, when the new regulations were contained.

He sat side by side with Russell at the post -race press conference for the three wides, Norris was asked whether his strong performance in Albert Park made him a clear preferred world championship.

He said: “Let’s see.

“I know George made some comments earlier this weekend that we can only turn our focus to 2026. If this is his mentality, but this is not a mentality.

“We know that we still have a lot of work to do it in a car this year. If you relax in this situation, you fail. In formula 1, if you start thinking that things are good and impressive, then this is when you are caught.

“I think we prefer because the team did a great job, and the car is flying. But we will have races where we face.

“If we start the season in Bahrain, I do not think we would win, and you will not ask me this question. Let’s allow some races together before making any clear data.”

Norris highlights the difference in Red Ball and Mercedes

Norris Palace in his attempt to chase Versaben in the battle of last year for the title of drivers, but McLaren saw Ferrari to demand the championship of the first facilities since 1998.

One of the main factors in their victory was the consistency in which Norris and PaStry scored points, which was indicated by the 25 -year -old British as a major McLaren’s main feature on the competitors who joined them on the platform on Sunday.

Verstaben Red Ball is Liam Lawson, who competed in only 11 awards of the Grand Prix race before the Sunday race, while Russell is leading alongside Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelle, who first appeared in Melbourne.

Norris said: “We are the team that must be overcome, and this is mainly due to the fact that we have drivers there are driving each other. This helps,” Norris said.

“Do I think that I and Oscar are pushing each other in the qualifiers yesterday allowed us to get one and a half, one tenth more than the drivers here because their teammates are not equipped or experienced? Yes, so add that to the equation as well.

“It is not only a car.

Russell led a very strong race to secure the platform, but in the end he was not in the first three places if it was not for Piasstri in the rain.

When asked if he thought McLaren could be arrested, Russell chose to repeat the words that Norris used earlier, saying: “It seems good and enjoyable at the moment. So yes, we will see.”

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