Lando Norris says the technical directive introduced for the Spanish F1 Grand Prix had zero impact on M🌳cLaren’s performance as they clinched their third 1-2 finish of the year.

Norris finished second behind McLaren teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

McLaren ha🃏ve now won seven of the first nine races, opening up a near 200-point lead over their nearest competitor.

Heading into the weekend, rival teams were hopeful that the new tech♐nical directive, which would clamp down on flexible front wings, would curtail McLaren’s seaꦦson.

It has had little impact, 🥀with McLaren remaining the team to beat ahead of Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari.

In the post-race FIA press conference, Norris and Piastri were asked if any tracks might no꧋t suit them.

“I mean, I hope not, but t꧅he teౠam are doing a very good job,” Norris said.

“We have a lot of good competition. There was a lot of complaints about our car, and they introduced this TD and changed nothing. The team have done a very good job to just give us a good all-round car and the best car on the grid. So, we’re very proud to be able to go and drive those cars every wee🥃kend. So, it’s credit to the team that we have to give day in and day out.

“There’s still places where we’re vulnerable, especially in qualifying as it gets very close. Obviously, yesterday was the biggest margin of the year, but I think people seem toꦇ quickly forget how close the other qualifying sessions have been. They’ve been split by hundredths and thousandths, and there hasn’t been smooth sailing for us in every single one. So, I think that will be the case in future ones.

“But it’s clear we just have the best car on average, and we still seem stronger in the race. Although, it’s clear that the others are catching up. Our 𒈔gaps in the race were probably a lot bigger in the beginning of the year than they are now. So I do think that our competitors are ca💦tching up. But, yeah, we just need to keep our heads down and keep working hard.”

Oscar Piastri expected Red Bull to be quicker

It wasn’t a completely straightforwarꦡd race for McಌLaren.

An aggressive three-stop strategy from Red Bull put 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen in the mix.

Before the Safety Car, Verstappen ran just a few seconds 🐟behind Norris.

However, Piastri felt Verstappen was a threat due to strategy rather thanܫ pure pa🌄ce.

“I think Imola, ꧑we probably expected to be a bi✤t quicker than we were, and we got beaten. I don’t know,” Piastri explained.

“I think this weekend, we were probably a bit quicker than we expected compared to Red Bull. I think we thought they would be a really genuine💞 threat this weekend. You know, I think they were with us in the race, but more through strategy, I guess, than pure pace. But it seemed like we had a li🥃ttle bit of an edge over them.

“So, I don’t know. There will be other tracks where our competitors get closer. There’s probably going to be somewhere they’re further away. I hope there’s more where they’re further away than closer. But I really don’t kno🏅w.”