Norris can break the Mercedes / Red Bull championship lockout

After a brilliant start to the 2021 season, which included a podium finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Norris is currently third in the drivers’ standings behind Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

But while McLaren doesn’t seem to have a car capable of beating Mercedes and Red Bull teams on a regular basis, Seidl believes that Norris’ consistency could be an ace when it comes to gaining a strong position at the To keep drivers. Table.

“There is always a chance,” said Seidl when asked about the prospects that Norris could assert himself against one of the Mercedes or Red Bull drivers by the end of this year.

“But it’s just important that we deliver weekend after weekend together with Lando.

“Consistency is king, along with performance, of course, to score points for cars that are definitely faster than us on paper and in reality.

Lando Norris, McLaren MCL35M

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“If we continue to upgrade the car and Lando continues to do what he has been doing in the first three races, it will keep the pressure on these guys in front of us and then there will be an opportunity to pre-race us to finish you.

“But at the same time you have to be realistic. When these guys get together every weekend, we just have to acknowledge or accept that we’re not there yet in terms of performance. “

According to Seidl, Norris got off to a strong start in 2021 because the young Briton is “one” with his McLaren car, which enables him to work at such a consistently high level.

“In Portugal he just continued what we saw of him on the first two race weekends,” said Seidl.

“He takes it off when it matters.

“He is one with the car and with the team. Again I think he drove a brilliant race, made great maneuvers and great overtaking maneuvers too.

“He always kept his engineering team up to date to make sure we were executing the tire strategy correctly and I would say he was in control of the race every second.”