Sebastian Vettel has labelled 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris a “real role model” for being self-critical, dismissing that it’💧s a weaknes❀s.

Norris has been vocal in recent weeks about his struggles with this year’s McLaren F1 car.

The British driver endured a scrappy weekend in Bahrain, finishing well behind teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri.

Still, Norris leads the F1 drivers’ championship after four rounds, thr𒀰ee points ahead o📖f Piastri.

Norris is one of the few drivers on the grid to criticise himself publicly - someth🦂ing that has led to external criticism that he doesn’t have the right mentality to become an F1 world champion.

Vettel, who retired at the end of 2022♕, believes Norris’ attitude is a “positive development” and not a sign of weakness.

“🌱I think it’s a positive development because we are normalꦕ people,” Vettel said as quoted by .

“We do have normal problem♑s just like everybody else. Heroism is fine but it’s also part of the heroism to just talk about your problems and your weakness. I think that’s a great develo😼pment to see and to witness and, you know, real role models.

“I don’t think it’s a sign of weakness. It might be criticised by some people, but if you look at the broader picture, I think it’s just progress🧔.”

Despiꦆte Norris’ difficulties with t⭕he MCL39, he has finished on the podium at all four races in 2025.

However, Piastri has shown to be the quicker of the two drivers dಌespite being behind in the championship.

Vet🌃tel still ꧅sees Norris as the favourite for this year’s title.

“I would still p🌼ut Lando as an indirect favourite, but time will tell,” Vettel added.

“Naturally peop💦le always look for entertainment, which is fine and it’s part of the sport, but I don’t see those two having a really intense and rough partnersh🧸ip.

“I think they’ll get along and I𝓀 think Andrea [Stella] also is in a position to manage them well.

“I think the rivalries nowadays are different. I think we had respect and I think this generation has respect for each other. But I think they have progressed and 𒈔they manage it better than us to differentiate what’s happening on track and what’s happening off track.”

Vettel doesn’t rule out Red Bull

Vettel won all four of his F1 world titles with Red Bull betweenꩵ 2010 and 2013.

He ultimately decided to leave them for Ferrari at𝕴 the end of 2014 following a winless campaign.

After several years of dominance, M168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:ax Verstappen is now going through꧃ a similar journey where Red Bull are 🦋struggling relative to their rivals.

Verstappen finished ▨a disappointing sixth in Bahrain, only overtaking Alpine’s Pierre Gasly on the final lap.

While it’s “no♌t that easy to fix”, Vettel feels it’s “very possible” that Red Bull can turn things 🀅around.

“Obviously Red Bull isn’t very strong now, but if you j꧟ust go back one year, Red Bull started off very strong and wasn’t that strong at the end and still won. So I think, you know, of course i꧃t can change,” Vettel explained.

“It’s💖 not that easy ♑to fix but generally I think they know what they are doing. It is very likely or very possible that Red Bull can turn it around.”