Lando Norris liked the departure of Carlos Sainz from Mclaren | Formula 1

The 21-year-old has become one of the sensations of the season. Although in his first two seasons he was in the shadow of Carlos Sainz at McLaren, despite the arrival of Ricciardo in his place, the departure of the Madrilenian has allowed Lando Norris to take a step forward. The Briton was unattainable both for Leclerc and for Carlos Sainz during the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, where he was third after Verstappen and Hamilton. The second podium of his career has allowed Lando Norris to place third in the World Cup, the one who was Carlos Sainz’s teammate already touched the podium in Bahrain, where he was fourth. Daniel Ricciardo, meanwhile, was seventh and sixth in the first two races of 2021, losing his first two battles with Lando Norris despite the fact that he qualified one place ahead in both. point out that Ricciardo was, on paper, the leader of McLaren. Proof of this is that the Australian charges three times more than Norris. His signing was even endorsed by Lando Norris himself. “Daniel’s arrival is very good, as he will bring fresh ideas and help us move forward. It will also be positive to work with someone different, to learn from him, to fight against a driver who has won and people say he is one of the best on the grid. Therefore, it is a good opportunity for me to compare myself with him and work alongside him, “he pointed out in this regard.” Daniel will bring us a different perspective in many aspects. I am sure that some of your comments will be similar to those of Carlos Sainz because he had also driven for Renault and there are probably many similar characteristics.A lot of what he had talked about with Carlos was when he was driving a Renault, the team acted like this and how they reacted to different circumstances. Much of the knowledge that the drivers have is because they had worked in other teams. Daniel has worked at Red Bull, he knows how to win races and what the car needs to do it. I think it’s something that Carlos Sainz doesn’t have, ”added Norris. Sainz always finished ahead of Norris It should be noted that Norris already started 2020 better than Carlos Sainz. The McLaren driver had very similar results to those he has obtained in the first two races to date. Lando Norris kicked off 2020 by achieving the first podium of his career in Australia and was fifth at the Styrian Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz, for his part, had a more hesitant start, although he was more solid during the last leg of the championship. Finally, the Madrilenian was sixth in the World Cup while Norris was ninth with 8 points less. Even so, the Briton managed to improve the eleventh place he achieved in his Formula 1 debut in 2019, where Carlos Sainz was again sixth with 47 points of advantage over his teammate. Lando Norris has started better 2021 Norris has also finished by ahead of Carlos Sainz in the first two races this season. At the moment the Briton is third in the World Championship with 27 points while the Madrilenian is sixth with 14. However, McLaren seems to be one step ahead of Ferrari at the moment. “It was impossible to overtake the McLaren. I saw Charles who couldn’t either. So we still have a bit to do to be able to fight straight and be able to overtake them ”, declared Carlos Sainz after the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.On the other hand, it is clear that drivers like Carlos Sainz who have changed teams are at a disadvantage compared to their new teammates. And it is that they have only had a day and a half of preseason to get used to their cars and their engineers. None of them are ahead of their teammate in qualifying, Carlos Sainz being the best of the drivers who have changed teams. Now that they have parted ways, will the Spaniard again finish ahead of Lando Norris?