billamend wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2024 10:22 pm
I hope Norris either puts his foot down and demands to have priority, or thinks about his future at the team.
To carry the team on his back for so long and then be treated like that is insane.
I know. Such a selfless guy. £20m plus all the hard work of a team behind him able to deliver a championship car without having to sit next to Max Verstappen, all coming at around about the time that he is just getting good enough to challenge Max, having been supported by the team to make him mentally stronger and make him as capable as he is today. All done in a way that is a total contrast with how other teams can treat F1 drivers. He really has had to put up with a lot, poor guy.
No sarcasm, just warm truthful humour, my friend
I think he should count himself lucky to be at a team like this, quite honestly, as would any driver. This is where we are today. If he doesn't like it then I don't doubt we could attract any top talent on the grid when they are available. That is the truth of todays Mclaren.
But he does like it and they like him, he's a just a bit butt hurt after seeing a win gone, as he should be. As Stella said, if he was fine with it, then there would be a problem! They guy stayed with Mclaren because he thought they could give him the car F1 drivers dream of, a car that can challenge for the title. They did, so their side of the bargain is nearing being complete from a technical standpoint.
I said many times last year that Lando has to be near perfect for a whole weekend and this was the year to do it. I got the usual stick for saying it. From many angles in here! It's true. He needs to deliver from Friday Afternoon to Sunday evening and get everything almost perfect. That is what that champions were able to achieve. If he had done that and continued to do that, he'd be close to the championship even with the teams cock ups.