McLaren F1 Imola Grand Prix race – A podium for Lando Norris is a great reward for the whole team

FORMULA 1 round 2
EMILIA ROMAGNA Grand Prix
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
16-18 April 2021
Sunday, April 18th 2021

LANDO NORRIS, #4
      Started     7th            
      Finished     3rd            
      Fastest lap      1m18.259s on lap 63 (+1.557s, 3rd)            
      Pit-stops     2, lap 29 [Intermediate/Medium] (2.6s) and lap 33 [Medium/Soft] (under red flag)             

“Obviously very happy to get a podium. A very well-executed race from the team and from myself. I think I drove very well – I made a lot of good decisions – but it wasn’t easy. The beginning of the race was pretty tough. A bit of contact here and there, not a perfect start but I kept my head cool.

I kept focused throughout because sometimes you know you’ve got to expect the red flags and the Safety Cars and think that more opportunities can come towards you later in the race. So, I kept that in mind and solidly came back through.

“There were a couple of people crashing and making mistakes ahead of me, which is what we’re here to take advantage of, and then we made a good decision at the end to go onto the Soft tyres and get ahead of Leclerc. We almost held on to P2 but not quite.

It was a tough race, but very rewarding for myself and more importantly for the team, so a big thanks to them for bringing new parts, and working so hard on the car back at the factory to make it better every weekend.”

DANIEL RICCIARDO, #3

      Started     6th            
      Finished     6th            
      Fastest lap      1m19.341s on lap 54 (+2.639s, 13th)             
      Pit-stops     2, lap 27 [Intermediate/Medium] (6.5s) and lap 33 [Medium/Soft] (under red flag)             

“One of those races where you’ve got rain on the laps to grid and you’re not really sure how it’s going to go. I managed to get a position at the start and was then running in fifth for a bit. Just as the track started to dry I grained the front right, so I couldn’t really keep a good pace.  

“For the restart, we put on the Soft tyre to make the most of a potential standing start. I tried to keep on top of the Soft until the end of this long stint but, just couldn’t really manage it. I think both front and rear tyres I struggled with.  

“So, certainly not an awesome race, but I think to come home sixth is good for the Constructors’ points with Lando in third. Congrats to Lando, he had a great race and it’s awesome to see the car has the pace. My race pace was nothing too special. I’ve just got to keep working on it and improve.”

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