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Lando Norris says McLaren is aiming for P3 after positive start to F1 season

Lando Norris says McLaren is aiming for P3 after positive start to F1 season

11-07-2019 14:54
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During the early stages of the Austrian Grand Prix, Lando Norris found himself fighting Lewis Hamilton at the front of the grid. The Mercedes car found a way through easy enough, but Norris says McLaren is aiming to be in P3 more often. 

Norris has played a key role in McLaren's revival this season. At the start of the year, 'best of the rest' would have seemed like the absolute maximum for the Woking-based team. But with some distance between themselves and rivals Renault, they can start looking upwards. 

Speaking in the drivers' press conference, it was clear the 19-year-old enjoyed his fight with five-time world champion Hamilton. 

"It was cool, I got past him [Hamilton], in turn 1 which was nice of him, he didn't force me off or anything. Then he just had a better position down the straight. It would have been nice to hang on longer than I did, but that position is the aim for us. We want to be in P3," Norris said. 

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