Norris declares, 'I can do a better job'

19:44, 28 Apr

Updated: 21:46, 28 Apr

bySavannah Lenz

Lando Norris is known for being self-critical after sessions where he feels he has done poorly. In an exclusive interview with Formula 1, he explained why that is.

Norris has made it clear that he expects more from himself. In his interview with Formula 1, Norris said, “Sometimes I have excuses for things, [but] I’m never proud of using any of them, and 95% of the time I think that I can do a better job, no matter what it was. Maybe the car wasn’t quick enough, but I thought, ‘I still could have done this better, I could have done that better'."

Norris held on to the championship lead for four races. After a crash during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying, he started from P10. He could not make it onto the podium and, with his teammate Oscar Piastri, going on to win the race, the Briton also lost his championship lead.

Norris continued, “I’ve always been very hard on myself, because I’ve never been hard on anyone else… I’ve never been hard on my team, my mechanics, the car, the set-up.”

“I’ve always worked on myself more than I’ve ever blamed anyone, let’s say, and that’s just made me into the person that I am.”

He then added, “I think there are pros and cons of that kind of mentality.”

“A lot of it has been good, because it makes me work on myself. I’m very good at understanding myself and figuring out why this was good and that wasn’t good, but there’s the negative side of sometimes being too negative on yourself, and kind of getting into that bad little world.”