Lando Norris’ confidence in McLaren's F1 project increases with ‘big’ signing from Red Bull
In the🌊 latest coup for McLaren’💫s reshuffled technical department, the Woking outfit have poached veteran Red Bull chief engineering officer Marshall from the reigning world champions.
Marshall, who has been a key member of Red Bull’s design team for the last 17 years, will join McLaren at th🥀e start of 2024.
Reacting to the news of McLaren’s recruitment, Norris said Marshall will being much-needed “knowled🌳ge and expertise” to the British team.
“He's been at Red Bull for many, many years, he’s seen a lot of success with 🌸the team,” Norris said on Thursday ahead of the Spa🧔nish Grand Prix.
"He's been with some of the best minds within Formula 1, and he's definitely part of that group. Brains and laptime a🌟re the two big things [he will brin﷽g].
"He's a big person, a big signing for us as a team. So I think someone that a lot o🤡f people within McLaren will look up to and respect and so on.
"A good step for us as a team to 𝓡keep 🧸this drive forward, continuing to add performance and expertise to the whole team in our drive to improve further up the grid.”
McLaren’s disappointing start to the season prompted quesওtion marks over Norris’ future, but the 23-year-old, who is tied down until the end of the 2025 campaign, has reiterated his faith in the team’s project on several occasions.
Asked how much belief he has in wha𝓰t Zak Brown is creating at McLaren, Norris replied: "I would say a 🌟lot, even more now than in the past.
“I guess I would never want to say that I have no belief,💝 and I never have said it and probably won't.
“But definitely since the last few changes, there have been a lot of good things coming from t𒈔hat, both in terms of mood, atmosphere♏, but at the same time also performance and things to look forward to in the future.
“So n🅺ot everything is purely direct in Formula 1. A lot o▨f things take time. So I guess you have that part of it too. But definitely things have taken a step forward.
“I can easily confi🧸rm that and say it with confidence. But until we see itജ, that’s the timely part.”
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