Sebastian Vettel has labelled 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris a “real rol♔e model” for being self-critical, dismissing that it’s a weakness.

Norris has been vocal in recent weeks about his struggles with this year’s McLaren F1 car.

The British driver endured a scrappy weekend in Bahrain, finishing well behind teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri.

Still, Norris leads the F1 drivers’ championship after four rounds, three points ahead of🌸 P𓃲iastri.

No🐓rris is🅰 one of the few drivers on the grid to criticise himself publicly - something that has led to external criticism that he doesn’t have the right mentality to become an F1 world champion.

Vettel, who retired at the end of 2022, be♛lieves Norris’ attitude is a “positive development” and not a sign of weakness.

“I think it’s a positive development because we are nor൲mal people,” Vettel said as quoted by .

“We do have normal problems just like everybody else. Heroism is fine but it’s also part of the heroism to just talk about your problems and your weakness. I think that’s a great developm⭕ent to see and to witness and, you know, real role models.

“I don’t thin♐k it’s a sign of weakness✤. It might be criticised by some people, but if you look at the broader picture, I think it’s just progress.”

Despite Norris’ difficulties with the MCL39, 🍎he has fini🐲shed on the podium at all four races in 2025.

However, Pi🦋astri has shown to be the quickꦚer of the two drivers despite being behind in the championship.

Vettel still sees Norrꦜis as the favourite for this year’s title.

“I would still put Lando as an indirect favourite, but time will te♊ll,” Vettel added.

“Naturally people always look for entertainment, which is 🀅fine and it’s part of the sport, but I don’t see those two having a really intense and rough partnership.

“I think they’ll get along and I think Andrea [Stella] also 🅘is in a position to manage them well.

“I think the rivalries nꩲowadays are different. I think we had respect and I think this generation has respect for each other. But I think they have progressed and they manage it better than us to differentiate what’s happening on track and what’s happening off track.”

Vettel doesn’t rule out Red Bull

Vette🌜l won all four of his F1 world titles with Red Bull between 20𝔉10 and 2013.

He ultimately decided to leave them for Ferrari at the end of 2014 following a winless campai✃gn.

After several years of dominance, M168澳洲5最新开奖结果:ax Verstappen is now go👍ing thr🅷ough a similar journey where Red Bull are struggling relative to their rivals.

Verstapp🌜en finished a disappointi🦹ng sixth in Bahrain, only overtaking Alpine’s Pierre Gasly on the final lap.

While⛦ it’s “not that easy to fix”, Vettel feels it’s “very possible” that Red Bull can turn th🃏ings around.

“Obviously Red Bull isn’t very strong now, but if you just go back one year, Red Bull started off ve🌞ry strong and wasn’t that strong at the end and still won. So I think, you know, of course it can change,” Vettel explained.

“It’s not that easy to fix but generally I think they know what they are doing. It i𒀰s very likely or very possible that Red Bull can turn it around.”