Lando Norris is scared of Max Verstappen
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- Lando Norris has extended his contract with McLaren, and this has fans questioning if Lando Norris is SCARED of Max Verstappen. Some see this as a missed opportunity and a sign that Lando Norris fears the idea of racing alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull. Others made comparisons to Lewis Hamilton joining McLaren to race alongside Fernando Alonso in 2007, and have questioned if Lando lacks the same mentality. I think the suggestion that Lando Norris is "scared" makes no sense, and shows that F1 fans have the wrong idea about what drivers think. Enjoy.
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It was interesting to listen to the Albon interview, where he said that Max doesn't have the team built around him, but he said Max is great at getting the maximum out of a car that has been setup at max sensitivity.
youre an idiot if you believe that hahaha, ofc max is better than everyone but if you think the car isnt built around him and believe his teammates arse licking then i dont know what to say. not to say it shouldnt be becasue he is faster than everyone else but the car is built around him, the entire team is
crazy clickbait
F1 media during the off season in a nutshell
You didnt watch the content title != content, content is important. Title is just meta for youtube algorithm. Surley you have enough braincells to digest that the title is just a title for new users and the video content is for subscribers.
The title is mocking what people think
No, it's just Satire..... titles and headlines are supposed to grab your attention.
@@WaveFlightSimulationssurely you have enough brain cells to know that basing your title solely on algorithm growth, unrelated to what the video is actually about IS clickbait
The way Norris argued his decision was a bit clumsy, not the decision itself. If he just had stated that his chances of becoming a world champion looked better to him at McLaren than being a number 2 at Red Bull, then there wouldn't have been a discussion.
McLaren wasn't Fernando's team OR Lewis' team... it was Ron's team back then.
Just a matter of time until Piastri outperforms Norris. I even predict, given the right time + car, Piastri could be the one that knocks Max of his throne eventually
The only one thing that can knocks max of his throne is himself. If he is losing his focus because he his bored and that probaley will be happenning if he has the record most worldchampionships titels for a driver.
@@sanderwesterhoudt3433 how tf can you be bored of winning races and championships ??
This can definitely happen, but I don't understand why people are writting off Norris so soon. He's not even 2 years older than Piastri, and their natural raw speed seems to be about the same. It could go either way.
@@sanderwesterhoudt3433 true
@@Dafnalina from interviews Lando just seems to be in his head a bit more and he can be a bit insecure about his driving capabilities. Piastri just seems more dialed in. We will see though, exciting season ahead!
Oh the McLaren was totally built around Lewis. Who else would they have backed? Kimi was outta there in 2006, JPM had skedaddled and Lewis was their long-term prodigal son. Fernando came in as an insurance policy to DEFINITELY bag a title fight for 2007, McLaren never expected Lewis to be as good as he ultimately was.
You checking out the Aussie youtubers Laws?
Lewis was a fetus and Alonso was a 2 time world Champion, what are you yapping on about?
@@czrptr6849He's right, though. As that year went on, it was clear that Hamilton was bigger priority to McLaren than Alonso (even though they were evenly matched).
@@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158 so McLaren paid top dollar for Alonso to make him look bad beside Hamilton? Why wouldnt Ron Dennis grab a second driver and have Lewis as the main driver?
Red Bull faces a huge challenge come 2026 when they're going to be supplying their own engines. Its very possible that switching to Red Bull now means only getting a year or two of the benefit of having the strongest car on the grid just before the team enters a period of struggle.
Norris moving to Red Bull makes little sense, especially right now.
Yeah but they have Adrian Newey plus Mclaren is literally a customer to Mercedes which is why i think George Russell is in the best place come 26 if it’s going to be a power unit regulation as Max stated
@@NovaDaGoat They've had Adrian Newey in the past, when they weren't dominant, too. Having an aero guru on the payroll doesn't do much good if your engine is underpowered and unreliable.
Find it sad that so many people using this as something against Norris. First of all Max is having a huge amount of respect for Norris everybody could learn from that (see the interviews where max won and if he was surprised with Norris next to him, he's full of praises of Norris what an incredible driver he is and he doesn't say that often).
But it's like you sad, Schumacher stayed with Ferrari when they where not on top of the game. Same with Verstappen he did stay with the 3rd team on the grid, stucked it out. More drivers should do such. So have respect for Verstappen but also Norris and Leclerc. Nothing wrong with the team you believe in you can make big.
Just as you say, it will be hard to beat Verstappen in this team where he is obvious the golden boy. They invested in him, probably the reason why Newey is still around. It's a golden team they build. Now it's time for them to get all the achievements, but there is no driver at this moment can beat Max at Red Bull (they might build a faster car).
But IF Norris would have beaten Verstappen at Red Bull (in his prime), that would also be an achievement what nobody would expect.
He better fear his own teammate. 🤭
Oscars race pace isn’t even near Landos
Why? Lando beat the brakes off Oscar last year. Not even in the same universe when it comes to race pace.
Schumacher didn't want Mika, JPM, Kimi, or Alonso as a teammate, Mansell quit Williams at the height of their dominance because he didn't want Prost as a teammate, the only World Champion who dared to have a fellow world champion as a teammate was Prost welcoming Senna in 88' and we all know how that ended in 89' and 90'
How do you know this were you there when Michael was at Ferrari and Nigel quit Williams due to wanting more money which Frank refused it’s got nothing to do with Not wanting Prost as a teammate. Nigel had Prost as a teammate at Ferrari and Piquet at Williams he’s not scared of anyone
Uhhmm... Senna wasn't a world champion yet at that time ;) and after 2 world championships. The 1987 was won by Nelson Piquet after 2 years of Prost winning with McLaren. You can't compare that. For the rest it's not the question if Max didn't wanted Norris it's the other way around.
Ohh please, it's not about it being alnoso team, it was alonso's world, if lando moved to redbull, he will immediately be eligible for race wins, and with some balls( I think he doesn't have), eligible for a world championship , if merc get their sh# together, which they will at some point, then there is Ferrari, chances are lando will be looking at a couple more years without a win, how about he gets a car and team at the front end first, get a couple of wins, settle in then challenge max, if you can, rather than banking on maclaren mighttttt get it right which they haven't in a long time now
Facts
I wouldn’t be surprised that they don’t get a podium with merc and Ferrari improving
The car is good but it’s only good, because it’s a more drivable car.
But when you actually look at the car it’s the slowest car on the straights and they have copied redbull.
@@jb-y1487 yep
Michael building up Ferrari is nothing like what Max has done at RB or what Lando could achieve at McLaren. The drivers nowadays don’t do enough in terms of how a team grows compared to what used to be the case, especially with what Schumi did.
That aside, Norris is yet to prove himself. He can get as many podiums as possible but if he can’t get a win, he’ll always be that one step away from being closer to the top. People who say that he hasn’t had a decent chance just need to look at how Max won his first ever race. Norris’ best chance is always going to be at McLaren and I believe he’s made the right choice for himself
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
Honestly, would he be wrong to worry about his career and reputation? I seriously doubt Lando is much better than Gasly or Albon. In fact, I think Albon might actually be more talented (perhaps not mentally, though). Those guys took a serious hit driving against Max. It's like the dream or delusion they had has shattered upon entering the big team, being outclassed, and realizing that they can't match this guy.
Gasly will never admit it, but Albon spoke very candidly about the affair. Not once did he say, 'the car and the team are built around Max.' In fact, he said it wasn't! He mentioned Max driving the car so sharp and twitchy, ramping it up over the season, making it uncomfortable for Alex to follow. he liked the car and the general setup just not to the extreme that verstappen was doing it.. basically saying he was getting outclassed at his own thing. gasly wanted something diff from the car for example.. but albon was basically on the same page and always felt the support from the team (its all a myth that verstappen performs better because hes catered to)
A lot of talented drivers like Lando might be better off keeping the dream alive. Be the big fish in the team
Albon is tougher than Norris. He got dropped after two seasons, never gave up and came back stronger with Williams. That shows dedication.
"(its all a myth that verstappen performs better because hes catered to)"
It's not entirely a myth, and we've seen that play out for the past two seasons with Perez. As the car is developed over the season, it starts to lean more towards certain driving characteristics. Oversimplifying, Max likes oversteer while Perez likes understeer. Max is much more comfortable with a "lively" rear end than Perez. And the driver input is what directs changes to car setup and development. Red Bull would be idiotic to listen to their second driver over Max.
Ricciardo had the same problem at McLaren, the car wasn't suited to his driving style and he just couldn't adapt. That's why it was always so ridiculous how people pretended like he just forgot how to drive or something.
@@rars0n Horner always maintained that they develop the car to become objectively quicker. An understeering sluggish car is inherently not faster, notwithstanding that individual drivers could be quicker with a car setup like that compared to another driver. But objectively, Red Bull and Newey are of the opinion that the sharp and nimble car is the evolutionary path they need to follow, rather than a car that is front end limited on every circuit. I believe it has aero efficiency advantages. Horner said they never had a car that was quick that wasn't like that.
Front-end limited cars are easier to control on the limit, cause you don't 'snap understeer' sorta speak ... Its gentle...so both drivers would naturally be closer together. However, it's not Red Bull's priority to deviate from their design path to accommodate a driver's comfort. the driver is free to setup the car how he sees fit if it's quick... But then obv must bow to the setup of the other driver if thats the one who's setting by far the best benchmarks. There's no escaping that process if you're not quick enough with doing your own thing.
@@gameofender4463 I think lando showed good resilience too at a moment where people were starting to ask themselves how long he would be the n01 in the team cause piastri was putting pressure on him. And he separated himself from his tm and showed that he in fact (at that particular time) was still quite a bit better.
Albon is great, very talented. But I do recognize that he's driving vs a guy now that he knows he's much better than... It's much easier to perform then right? Where lando for sure had a bit of uncertainty and pressure to deal with.
@@dco1019 " An understeering sluggish car is inherently not faster, notwithstanding that individual drivers could be quicker with a car setup like that compared to another driver."
It's not one or the other, it's an operating window, like anything else in F1. The key is to find the balance that best suits the driver. What you're talking about is exactly the point I was making. You're just representing it as "one is objectively better than the other" which is utter nonsense.
I think Red Bull would be a good short-term option for Norris, but if he joined them in 2025 he would only have one year before the rule changes. Perhaps one year wouldn't be enough time for Norris to fully adapt to Red Bull. Staying at McLaren on the other hand until the rule changes could be a better option long-term as they could hypothetically jump Red Bull in 2026. Maybe Lando Norris is scared of Max Verstappen, but he made a smart medium/long-term decision. If anything he should be more worried about McLaren's other driver lmao
Except the rule change would reset the car and give a fresh start that could help the car suit Lando.
@@gameofender4463not if the entire team is still loyal to max and values his feedback more still
Bit pathetic this clickbait dont u think
You didnt watch the content title != content, content is important. Title is just meta for youtube algorithm. Surley you have enough braincells to digest that the title is just a title for new users and the video content is for subscribers.
🤦♂️
Surely a youtuber has enough braincells to think of a title that accuratly reflects the content of the video@@WaveFlightSimulations
Lando's biggest weakness is that he's too hard on himself.
Once he gets some self-confidence he'll be a force to be reckoned with.
Lecler is scared of Ferrari.
Lando wants to be the #1 driver that’s it
I completely agree with you. On everything you said. I have thought it will be interesting to see if and how Norris handles Piastri beating him if it happens. I think Norris won't handle it well. I've seen other pundits and youtubers say Norris seems a bit more fragile to that kind of competition. For want of a better term I've thought along those lines as well. I've also seen youtubers say that Piastri isn't as intimidated by Max as Norris is as an opponent. I've thought that might be the case. But I haven't voiced it because I still feel that isn't exactly true and is a bit harsh. But then who wouldn't feel a bit intimidated by Max and Red Bull as opponents?
Nice rant
Sorry, but I disagree on this take, Norris is NOT afraid of him, it's simply a smart decision to stay in a team that's growing momentum AND has the team around him, rather than move to a new team with one of the greatest drivers of all time fully ingrained into said team, and having to adapt there, there's two choices, a smart one, and a less smart one, obviously he's gonna be smart.
*gets mad at people saying Lando Norris is scared of Max*
*Proceeds to make that the title of the video*
Who who says this? Mate you might be imagining this
I do believe that Lando Lacks that killer mentality which you need to win. Monza 21 i think he shouldn’t have listen to Daniel and thought for himself. I’ve heard a podcast with him saying that he doesn’t want to be selfish or anything like that but i do believe in Sport and specifically Individual sport you have to think for yourself and why you compete. I don’t like that he’s happy finishing second behind Max most of the time last year. It shows an acceptance of that Max is better than him. if i compare that to Schumacher/Senna/Hamilton/Alonso/Vettel/Verstappen or from his gen Russell and Piastri they all believe they are the best and want to win. I don’t know Lando personally so i’m not going to judge i met him once briefly he was good fella even if he looked miserable meeting his fans which to me seemed like he wasn’t in a good mood but i thank him for taking a picture with me.even if it was 1 minute with him.
To further your point, George has apparently stated multiple times he’d want Max as his teammate if he couldn’t have Lewis.
That’s George basically saying he doesn’t fear Max and is confident that on the same terms he can defeat Max. That’s confidence.
@@gameofender4463misplaced confidence 😂 but confidence none the less
@@frank_6298 He has every reason to believe that though.
@@gameofender4463of course he has to to believe in himself, but the chances of George beating Max at Red Bull is none
@@gameofender4463 As a racer sure, but realistically he would get stomped by Max, he’s struggling against a past his prime Hamilton
Ok
cap tbh fans just bored in my opinon
This kind of noise "hes scared" is one of the worst parts of this sport; the dreaded slow news times. People just spew nonsense.
He seems like he ain’t got that toughness/ruthlessness of George or Charles or Carlos or even Oscar.
They’ve got no fear of Max. Especially George and also Lewis.
By giving it a clickbait title like this, you're just fuelling the hate
Norris isnt scared, why should he? He is just sensible. Max is one with the RB car by this point. Coming into a new team with a new type of car wouldnt be the greatest choice to make. Especially with al the Brits wanting him te beat Max. He would get destroyed 😂
Also who doesn't want a McLaren comeback to dominance
A comeback absolutely but I've become allergic to the word dominance.
@@soundscape26 cuz of Red Bull and Mercedes wasn't it?
@@let_him_cook2214 Yes
you did it yourself with the clickbait title...
Quite ironic how you deny Lando of being scared of Max (which he obviously isn't), but put the exact opposite in the title of the vid? You serious?
Crybaby Danny Ric fans became Piastri fans and all they want is for Lando to fail. It’s pathetic.
Absolutely right. But what about the fact that Lewis wanted to move to RB last 2023 season. Even Horner confirmed that. What about the comparison of these situations?
It was proven Horner wasn’t completely truthful because it wasn’t said he was looking to move at all
Yeah look... most of the time, for one's own sanity, it's better not to get sucked into the social media "discourse". 😅
For the sake of your own peace.
As if there ever was a possibility for Lando to join Max at Red Bull……..🤷
there was .. cause lando has had talks with RB each and every time before he extends with mclaren again. Obviously he shouldve let his contract expire the previous time and this time to get really concrete, hes also not synced up with the expiration of his contract with the expiration contract of the guy he might replace at the big teams...
the previous contract he had expired in 2025... perez is on his last year now in 2024. this off-sync means RB must promote someone else or keep perez for a year or more. You can never get concrete like that. If he extended the previous contract to 2024 it wouldve been easy.
It's a silly comment. I agree with your point. I'm first a race fan, second I'm an RB fan. I (mostly) like all the drivers, they are at the tip top of Motorsports. IDK maybe it's a generational thing. Enjoyed your content as always. 👍👍🏁
rememebr when u were like i wanna put out more educational content yet here comes the low life click baiting
solid rebuttal tho
can't escape the fact that Norris is scared of Verstappen still.
Typical Lewis fans, trying to make everything about Lewis. Rather than letting what is be so, and what isnt rest as it is.
Norris will never be champion he doesn’t have the fighting spirit. Gives up long before his buddy max arrives but defends for his families life against Lewis.
TeamLH are the most delusional people on the planet. A fanbase full of Karens.
I think Max if he could have gotten out of his contract would not even think twice and taken the spot at merc in 2017.
1st
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Funny to see Lando’s fans screaming that he should get the RB seat, and when he chickens out; now is the “correct move, the smart move” to be scared of MV.
Lando has not a SINGLE win, he’s not even someone to pay attention to.
🐔
Found the butt hurt Danny Ric fan. Wipe the drool off your chin mate.
the brits getting more salty every week cos lewis is not winning they trying to stir the pot even max told lando to stay at mclaren to fight for the title in that way !!!!
Norris have absolutely no reason to fear Verstappen, but any driver who are settled in a team they know with a car they understand and where they're able to perform at their best would be downright stupid if they left to join the team with the generational talent. Would Häkkinen have left McLaren to partner Schumacher in Ferrari? Absolutely not. Was he scared of Schumacher? Hell no.
The only people i see saying Lando is "scared" or "lacks mentality" are people on Reddit
And we all know what those kind of people are
I would choose to stay at McLaren aa Number 1 vs Number 2 at RB with the progress made in the 2nd half of 2023 at McLaren. What idiot would partner Max? Even Max of 3 years ago would lose to Max in 2023
Lando only fears his own teammate, Oscar.
And seemingly Max.
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