Lando Norris admits he is braced for a stressful and nervous end to the season as he bids to dethrone Max Verstappen as world champion.
The McLaren driver heads into this weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin 52 points adrift of Red Bull’s Verstappen with six rounds and 180 points still to play for.
Norris claimed the most emphatic win of his career at the previous round in Singapore and he has taken 26 points out of Verstappen’s title lead in the last four races.
But the 24-year-old, now in his sixth season on the Formula One grid, also revealed he is still adapting to the spotlight of contending for the world crown. ☝️ pic.twitter.com/S8dxUQ2TjK — McLaren (@McLarenF1) September 22, 2024 “I am always going to find it odd,” he said. “Maybe it will take a few more years to settle in because I still don’t feel it was that long ago that I was watching it on TV and seeing the likes of Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and all of those guys, and now I am in that position. “So, 100 per cent, fighting for the championship brings a lot more focus and we are in a position that we have worked very hard to be in. “I am still relaxed but there is more pressure and a few more nerves and I am sure it is going to get pretty stressful later in the season and trickier, that is for sure.