Lando Noris Believe that Max Verustapane Now F1 is a “real” contender for the World Championship but insisted McLaren There will be no need to make a team-mate Oscar piastry His number one.
Back-to-back win for vestappen sees her head later this week Singapore Grand Prix 69 points behind the piastry, with 199 points still to play for the remaining seven rounds.
Piastry was out of the last round in Azerbaijan, while Noris started and finished seventh.
“He is actually a challenge,” said four -time world champion K Noris.
“If you go back to the beginning of the season, they were challenging us for the first six or seven races to win, then we brought some upgrades and improved a little bit.
“But then they upgrade a couple and have kept them at the same level. We are still expecting to dominate and we come with the goal and ambition to win in these races and ambition to dominate and continue the form that we have shown in all the season.
“But we had a car to win in Baku and we did not. We had a chance to fight Max. He was very early for us in the first round in Monza.
“And if some races are coming, where he is very fast, which is very possible, because I hope they will be hurry for many races this season …
“We will go on the Las Vegas and other low -deautors track, where we don’t expect to be as great as we are – so it’s an opportunity for the Red Bull – but we are just focusing on ourselves and maximizing our performance.”
In the title race, 25 points are behind the piastry and when asked if he was worried, McLaren will have to give priority to one of his stars to leave Vastapen and Leave Hamilton won for the British team in 2008, Noris returned: “I am very worried.
“I am glad you asked. No.”