Lando Norris' reputation is under threat according to one F1 analyst.
Lando Norris has been warned McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri could usurp his “wonder boy” reputation after an impressive rookie season.
It was the latest in a long line of excellent performances by Piastri with many considering whether he, rather than Norris, is McLaren’s future.Both McLaren drivers performed excellently across the Qatar weekend with the pair of them securing a combined 47 points and moving the Woking outfit to within 11 points of an out-of-sorts Aston Martin team, but it was the performance of Piastri that grabbed the headlines.
“Without short-changing Lando Norris: I think he is going to have his hands full with Oscar Piastri,” Kalff said on Viaplay.Kalff went on to suggest that Norris has picked up a habit of watching his team-mates hit great heights such as Piastri’s Sprint win and Daniel Ricciardo’s Monza victory in 2021.“When they were able to win the Italian Grand Prix, Ricciardo won and came second. When they could win the Sprint race here , his team-mate won. On Sunday, his team-mate finished ahead of him.
“We do prepare always these kind of objectives, we remind them of our racing principles all the time in preparation for an event and before the race.
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