McLaren downplay Lando Norris’ strategy complaints: ‘Ferrari have a faster car’

Despite out-qualifying and leading Leclerc in the early phase of the race, Norris was ultimately beaten by the Ferrari driver to second-place.

He said:"I think when you take the Red Bull out of it, I would say . I think our pace has been good all weekend. "Being honest, we maybe missed out a little bit on an opportunity to be P2 today. For us to say that, it's a good sign and I think it's a good positive for the whole team, a good boost." "So, I think we actually went for this aggressive strategy, trying to pass Leclerc with Oscar. But Leclerc decided that it was a good idea as well. And they went at the same time - potentially, because of listening to our radio.

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