Norris has to brake: “The more you want to force it …”

(Motorsport-Entire.com) – Another strong qualifying from McLaren: For the fourth time in a row, the traditional British team is in the high with both cars 10 of the starting grid . But almost Lando Norris at the Great Britain Mountainous Prix 2020 in Silverstone ( here in Follow ticker! ) did not achieve such a good starting position.

In the first section of qualifying, Norris had only P 15 secured progress. In section two, he did not drive comfortably into the next lap with P8. His McLaren team-mate Carlos Sainz did a lot easier.

Turn out to be also battle going on at Norris? He explains: “It is not that I had withdrawn beforehand or saved myself something. Actually the opposite. In Q1 and Q2 I wanted too much.”

Sainz explains: Time has been lost here!

That’s why “mistakes” crept in, says Norris. “I had the impression that the more you wanted to force it to get to the point, the worse it got in the usa. I ran over the car, but when it really mattered, it worked.”

The opposite was the case with Sainz, who initially got along better than Norris. But in Q3 “I didn’t get the best possible lap,” he says. “When accelerating, I lost the rear in three corners. That’s why I lost a lot of time at the start of the straight.”

Bottom line: Norris starts from P5 in the McLaren home race in Silverstone, Sainz from P7. And both are expressly praised for this by team boss Andreas Seidl, who says: “I have a lot of respect for it, used to be Carlos and Lando do it every week.”

Seidl praises his drivers for much consistency

“We were now the fourth Represented for the second time in a row with both cars in Q3. This shows that the drivers are an important part of our package. And I also consider that an advantage over some other teams. “

Whether Seidl so that a tip wants to bet against certain racing teams, that is not known. One thing is certain: In contrast to Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault and McLaren, for example, Purple Bull and Racing Level each have only one car under the high 10.

And Sainz recognizes some progress despite the defeat against Norris: “From the car, it was a good qualifying. I felt good in it, even better than in other races. I am satisfied because it failed to improve my feeling for the car. “

That despite a” not so good lap “he was in Q3 was still on P7, which also speaks for the McLaren MCL 35, says Sainz.