168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris says McLaren’s 2024 F1 car loses “a significant amount of time” in low-speed c🌜orners compared to the team’s rivals🐬.

McLaren continued their strong start to the season as Norris claimed the final spot on the podium at the Australian Grand Prix behind Ferrari pair 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc, while teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Oscar Piastri finished fourth.

Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit played to the strengths🍬 of the MCL38 and Norris is hopeful that performance will translate over to next weekend’s Japanese Grand 💧Prix at another high-speed venue, Suzuka.

But the Briton acknowledged McLaren still have to address their weakness if they are to becom𝄹e consistent podium challengers.

“If we look back to Suzuka last yearꦆ, it was one of our best weekends: two cars on the podium, just the Red Bull ahead♛ of us,” Norris said.

“I think it is clear that Red Bull are maybe two steps ahead of us and Ferrari one step, but when you get to a track that suits us, then I think w💫e can be confident.

“We are very strong𝓰 in the high-speed corners, which is why we were good here [Melbourne], but we lose a significant amount of time in the slow-speed corners.

“If we can improve on that just a little💧 bit, then most weekends I would say I would be confident that we could compete for podiums and good points.

“We are missing a few little thi꧑ngs, but we are working and as soon as we do that, things will click.”

Team principal Andrea Stel♈la also referenced McLaren’sꦰ low-speed weakness as he conceded Leclerc beat Norris on merit.

“Leclerc finished ahead of Laℱndo because they have a faster car at the moment,” Stella said.

“Thꦗe positive news is that this faster car is not faster by m꧒uch at all.

“We were ver🌠y close, which I think is encouraging for Japan in which some of the characteristics that make Australia being good for us take another step further in having a higher ratio of medium-hi🐬gh-speed [corners] compared to low-speed.”