168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris has admitted that going up against F1 world champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen in the same team wouldn’t be a “smart move”, but insists he is not “scared” of the Duಞtchman.

Last week theꦅ 24-year-old Briton signed a new long-term contract to stay at McLaren “until at least the end of 2026” to put to bed rumours he could become Verstappen’s next Red Bull te🍸ammate.

With 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez findin𝓡g himself under major pressure to retain his seat alongside Verstappen for 2025, the highly-rated Norris had been linked as a possible replacement prior to re-committing to McLaren.

Speaking in an interview with Sky Sports News following the announcement of his new deal, Norris admitted he does not wa🐷nt to go up against Verstappen as his Red Bull teammate.

When asked if he feared going head-to-head with Verstappen in the same team, Norris said: “Iꦕt’s a longer discussion than just saying that.

“Is Max one of the best drivers ever in F1? Absolutely. He's🃏 proved that enough. He's in a team which he'♏s very comfortable in. A lot of things are built up around him.

“So, for anyone, ♕even for a Max of a few years ago, to go in against the Max of now is extremely difficult.

“I don't think it's a question of 'are you scared or not scared?'. I don't think I'd ev💧er be scared of goinꦦg against anyone.

“Even if you enter a teaꦬm, are you in a position to challenge someone sꦡtraight away and are you comfortable to do that? It's a no for any driver. It takes time to adapt and takes time to get into place.

“And if you want to go against the best driver ♛in the world, 💟it's not the best thing to do, it's not the smart move to do.”

Norris fully believes McLaren can become F1 title contenders following their remarkabꦍle mid-season turnaround in 2023.

"The turnarouꦫnd was a bi🙈g part of it," Norris explained.

"O🐟f course, over the last few years there have been a lot of tough ones. I have still enjoyed it, but every now and then you have that little question of: 'Is this the place to be to achieve that next goal?’

"Every driver has it. 'Is this the place I want to 𓆉be, the best place I can be?' So of course in the back of my head there was: 'Are we improving as much as we sh⛄ould? Am I giving myself the best opportunities?’

"But with how we and Andrea turned things around and how the whole environment is at McLaren currently, thatౠ's a big thing which swings it in the direction at McLaren because it is also results-led."