Lando Norris in 'good confidence' for his first Formula 1 season

Lando Norris has completed his first official day as a McLaren driver on the second day of testing in Barcelona. The test went well for the 19-year-old British racer but he believes there is still plenty for him and his team to work on.  

“I managed to do some longer runs, something I haven’t managed to do so much of in any other tests so far,” Norris said to Crash.net at the end of his first day behind the wheel of the MCL34. 

“So for myself, it’s good to know that we can get through pretty much a whole day with no big problems. 

“But it’s only day two. I’m sure we’re going to run into a couple of problems at some point, but it’s just making sure I guess that we can get through this whole test. 

“We know what the problems might be on the car that could come up,” he added. 

“So it’s just making sure we figure them out before Australia, and none of them pop up, knowing that we could have fixed it at some point over these couple of weeks. 

“It’s good confidence from myself and from the team knowing that there’s not a lot to keep chasing up on and keep checking after every run. 

“I think for the team side as well, and it’s good for them knowing they’re going to be confident getting through every run plan possible through every day.” 

Norris completed 104 laps today and finished only three tenths behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc who was the quickest today.