Norris: Tonsillitis made Spain ‘one of my hardest ever races’

Suffering with tonsillitis and a fever, Lando Norris says the Spanish Grand Prix was “one of the hardest races” he ever competed in.

He still scored points.

Norris revealed after Saturday’s qualifying that he was not feeling well, the Briton later said to have tonsillitis.

Despite that he still took his spot on the Barcelona grid, P11, having being give the go-ahead by McLaren’s doctor to race.

66 laps in sweltering heat, the track temperature hovering around the 50’C mark, he finished inside the top ten in eighth place.

Andreas Seidl has confirmed Norris has been suffering from tonsillitis all weekend. An absolutely superb effort in the circumstances #SpanishGP #F1 https://t.co/GR36PSs84O

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“Today was tough,” he said.

“I was feeling really unwell before the race as I’m suffering with tonsillitis, and that, in combination with the high temperatures, made this one of the hardest races I’ve ever done.

“I’ve been a bit on the backfoot this weekend as most of my energy has been spent fighting off this illness.

“I’ve had to miss a lot of engineering sessions, which has compromised my weekend, and I definitely wasn’t as prepared for the grand prix as I could have been.

“With that in mind, I’m really pleased to have come out of the race with decent points for the team.”

His fourth