McLaren has performed worse than any other team in the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix, but Lando Norris says there is no crisis brewing at Woking.
The former champions failed to score a point in the opener on 5 March with rookie Australian Oscar Piastri retiring after 13 laps with an electrical problem.
Norris made six pit stops due to a pneumatic pressure leak before the Briton finished 17th and last by two laps.
He said McLaren’s drivers had had unprecedented problems in years and the team, along with engine supplier Mercedes, was confident they had now been fixed.
“Everyone is making it sound much worse than it is. Calling it a crisis? It’s far from that at all, nothing close to it,” Norris told reporters before the Saudi Grand Prix in Jeddah.
“We are confident we can get some good points, I would say, this weekend.
He added, “For the top four teams, it’s quite a jump. But I’m confident we can play in that battle. I don’t think we’re that far.” “It was very clear, very early on, that we were far from where we wanted to be.”
Norris said McLaren, who finished fifth in the standings last year, should do better with their resources, but they still have a lot to achieve this season.
He added, “I think we should have been in the top ten, and scored some points in Bahrain, if we didn’t have the problems.” “So our plan is to limit it, not have any problems and try again and make up for (what) we lost.”
Norris also downplayed the swirling speculation about his future, and possible moves to Ferrari or Mercedes if vacancies arise.
“I think I’m at a point where it’s not affecting me in any way. I’m, I think, fairly good with it, apart from when it’s just a complete BS, that people are trying to come up with, and totally false stories that he’s making up.” the people “.
“But I think we’re doing a good job within the team, within the McLaren team, of explaining things to people and telling them what’s going on, explaining my side of the story and the things that happen to me, the things that happen within the teams.”
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