Lando Norris doesn’t want to be “given” F1 title despite McLaren team orders decision

"In general, probably for lower positions, but if he's foughtꩵ for a win and he's deserving of a wi🐠n, then he deserves to win"

Lando Norris
Lando Norris

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris insists he wants to win this year’s F1 world championship 📖on merit despite a U-turn from McLaren on tꦏheir team orders policy.

Ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, McLaren boss Andrea Stella coꦡnfirmed they will favour Norris in certain scenarios duri꧂ng the final eight races of the year.

Norris sits 62 points behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen heading into Baku𝕴 this weekend, meaning the British driver needs an average of eight points per race over the Red Bull driver to take the title.

Despite not having the support of his teammate, Norris wants to win t♑his year’s title 🌜through his own performances on track.

Speaking in Baku, where are present in the paddock, Norris said: “If a driver is𒁃 doing better than me and performing, I need to do a better job, so I wouldn't want to take that away from someone.

“I also don't want to be given a champi⛦onship. Yes, it would be great to ha🔴ve a championship, and in the short term you feel amazing, but I don't think you'd be proud of that in the long run.

“That's not something I want, that's not how I want to win a championship. I want to win it by fighting against Max, by beating Max⛦, beating my competitors, and proving that I'm the best on track. And that's how I want to win.”

It seems Norris won’t be favoured in every scenario though🅠.

Norris confirmed that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri won’t be forced to give h🐭im race wins on track, more the new rules will apply for “lower positions”.

“In general, probably for lower positions, but꧅ if he's fought for a win and he's deserving of a win, then he deserves to win,” Norris explained.

The Italian Grand Prix ultimately resulted in McLaren making a decision to adopt a more structure♐d policy with team orders.

It came after Norris was overtaken by Piastri on Lap 1, causing the former to lose out to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.

Reflecting 𓃲on Monza, Norris said: “We’ve had Papaya rules for years. We just classed it as Papaya rules. I think there will be certain times when it's jus✃t not smart to battle. I think if you go into a lap one and that's on your mind, that's the wrong approach. 

“I think 𒁃you both have to go into Lap 1 with the right approach, which is to attack it, to try and go forward. As soon as you start thinking about other thi෴ngs that's normally when it starts to go wrong.

“I think Monza was a slightly different case. W🐓e've looked back at that and we've resolved that. From now we’re still fighting for ea🅠ch other.”

Under the new rules, Norris suggested that he would have been allo🍨wed past Piastri at the end of the Italian GP given it wasn’tꦉ for the win.

“Similar 📖to Monza but second and third would have been swapped around - something like that,” he concluded.

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