Damon Hill urges Lando Norris to ditch “nice guy” approach in Max Verstappen battles

Damon Hill'𒉰s advice for Lando Norris after his late𒉰st battle with Max Verstappen in Miami.

The start of the Miami Grand Prix
The start of the Miami Grand Prix

1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill has called on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris to be more “clinical” following his latest battle with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen at the Miami Grand Prix.

Norris spent several laps stuck behind Verstappe🤪n as the pair battled for se🌠cond place.

Like teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri, Norris spent six laps behind Verstappen before passing him, but he lost considerably m𝓡ore time🎶.

By the time Piastri and Norris cleared Verstappen,🐽 there were nine seconds between theꦦ pair.

While Norris reduced Piastri’s lead🧜 to four seconds by the end of the race, it wasn’t enough to stop the Australian from taking his third consecutive victory.

For Norris, he was left to rue an incident with Verstappen on the opening lap, which dropped him back dow൩n to sixth.

Norris was able to s𝓀lice through the field but got sꦦtuck behind Verstappen.

Norris tried to be aggressive on multiple occasions but misjudged his braking into Turn 11 at one point and🧸 had to return the place to Verstappen.

Speaking on the BBC’s Chequered Flag F1 podcast, Hill advised Norris to dropܫ the “nice guy” approach.

“I think you’re right, I think there is something, there’s a penny that needs ♑to drop,” Hill said.

“I get the sense with him that when you think back to Austria was it las🦩t﷽ year? When he was fighting with Max.

“He kind of put himself in vulnerab🅠le positions and he came off worse. He makes comments like ‘I still want to win, I still want to be a nice guy.’ Well, it’s not about being nice, it’s about being effective.

“It’s about being clinical in how you deal with someone like Max. He’s not going to give it to you. Now he’s got Oscar as well and Oscar is being a little bit more… His racecraft seems to be a little bit more effective against someone like 💟Max.”

F1 title battle hots up between Piastri and Norris

After six rounds, there ar𒈔e just 16 points between Piastri and Norris at the top of the 2025 F1 drivers’ standings.

McLaren’s domina🔴nce on Sunday was reminiscent of Mercedes’ advantage over the rest of the field between 2014 and 2016.

The McLare⛦n duo sometimes were over o🌊ne second faster than their nearest challengers.

By the end 🧸of the race, George R🍒ussell, who finished third, was over 30 seconds behind Norris.

On current form, it’s almost certain that one of the McLaren drivers will win the𒀰ir maiden F1 world cham💧pionship this year.

Norris has admitted he’s 𝐆struggled with the handling of the MCL39, especially in qualifying.

However, in Saudi Arabia and Miami, Norris has made progress and looks to be more confident behind the wheel of this year's M🌌cLaren.

Their ri𝐆valry will likely only grow as the season progresses, particularly💫 if Verstappen and Russell are unable to remain in F1 title contention. 

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