Lando Norris reveals stark visibility issues in late-race battle with Esteban Ocon

Esteban Ocon and Lando Norris enjoyed an exciting battle over 6th and 7th place in the final moments of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, with Norris revealing after the race he had the added the dynamic of not being able to see very well out of the car to deal with.

Ocon overtook Norris in the final stages of the race last night, but the battle was not over there as they fought right up to the start/finish line, with the Frenchman just about holding onto P6 as the two almost crossed the line together.

It was a thrilling finish to the race for the pair, and Norris has revealed that he found it hard to see out of the car in the fight with Ocon, thanks to the cars that are harder to see out of and the way the Saudi track is set up with high walls and a lot of blind corners.

“What also had me over here is because the visibility is so much worse, as soon as I braked, I couldn’t see where Esteban was because you can’t see as far left,” Norris said to Sky Sports after the race.

The track in Saudi has caught a fair bit of stick since its first race last year for how potentially dangerous it is.

Certainly, a lot of drivers enjoy the challenge of taking the circuit on but have said that it is on the edge, with the risk/reward factor disproportionate at times as Mick Schumacher showed on Saturday with a big off into the wall in qualifying, which left him needing precautionary checks in hospital.

He was okay, thankfully, but it was a reminder of the circuit’s characteristics and Norris’ comments are also a highlighter of that.

The bigger cars are already harder to see out of compared to 2021’s versions and that, combined with the Saudi circuit layout, provided quite the challenge for the drivers.

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