At Zandvoort, Lando Norris shone for McLaren F1 thanks to his fine 7th place after having fought well against the Alpines of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon. Daniel Ricciardo meanwhile finished very far, paying the price for his failed qualifying on Saturday.
Andreas Seidl, director of the Woking-based team, congratulates his troops for recovering after the very difficult race at Spa.
“It was a good race for Lando who finished 7th. He was unlucky with the safety car at the end and he had to stop to cover the cars doing the same. cost a position to the benefit of Fernando who had fresher tires and was able to go to the end. »
“For Daniel, it was bound to be complicated starting 17th because it is difficult to overtake on this circuit, and unfortunately no opportunity arose to help him.
« The team worked very hard this weekend, both on the track and in Woking, as did our partners Mercedes. Our strategy team had some tough decisions to make in the race but they worked out while our mechanics made them. perfectly implemented. »
« We still have one more round of this treble of races to go in Monza. We are looking forward to it but first we want to congratulate Zandvoort and the Dutch fans, who made it possible to have a great event with a sensational atmosphere. . »
