27/06/2025 15:00
Lando Norris is seeking to use his favourable opinion of the Red
Bull Ring to unlock performance following a difficult stint at
McLaren. Norris failed to score last time out in Canada after a
late-race clash with team-mate Oscar Piastri. One race beforehand
in Spain, he was forced to settle for second on the road while
Piastri secured his fifth win of the campaign. Norris has struggled
to extract pace from the MCL38 at times this year and used an
alternate suspension in Montreal to offer him a better feeling from
inside the car. As he looks to use the confidence boost behind the
wheel to unlock performance, he highlighted the Austrian weekend
has come at an ideal time as it sits high on his list of preferred
race tracks. "If there is any track that I would say I would go to,
to give myself the best feeling and make myself most comfortable,
it's probably here," Norris told media including RacingNews365 .
"Just from my stats, from my enjoyment of the circuit and some of
the memories that I've had here as well, so a good one. "But every
weekend's new and there's already a lot of good learnings from last
weekend." Norris now sits 22 points off the championship lead but
is seeking to claw into the deficit with a return to the top step
of the podium in Spielberg. "Canada was not a perfect weekend from
both qualifying or the race but still plenty of positives to take
into this weekend to work on and improve," Norris added. "From both
a personal side and a team side trying to improve the car and look
at the improvements I need, this is certainly a good opportunity."
