Lando Norris 2025 Champion on 2026 F1 Cars and McLaren's Pre Season Challenges
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Lando Norris 2025 Champion on 2026 F1 Cars and McLaren's Pre Season Challenges
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Lando Norris, the freshly crowned 2025 Formula 1 world champion, has dominated headlines this pre-season with candid takes on the radical 2026 cars that are reshaping the sport. In a cheeky U-turn reported by PlanetF1, Norris admitted he initially played coy about the new regulations, testing the paddock's reactions before aligning with Max Verstappen's blunt critique, calling the cars Formula E on steroids. He confessed to PlanetF1 that while they're not as pure or beautiful to drive as last year's beasts, they still pack a thrilling challenge, with tripled electrical power at 350 kilowatts demanding masterful energy management. Norris topped the timing sheets on Thursday morning's Bahrain test session, per Formula1.com, clocking a blistering 1m 33.453s to edge Verstappen by a tenth and George Russell by six-tenths, while logging race distances in a productive outing before handing over to Oscar Piastri.
Motorsport.com captured Norris tempering McLaren's title hopes, revealing the team is a little bit off the pace they owned in 2025's dominant constructors and drivers sweep. The Brit admitted in Bahrain's press room they're pushing harder to match rivals' race pace, battling degradation and battery woes, with much sim work focused on tyre cooling and balance. He feels no extra pressure defending his crown, buoyed by last year's win, insisting to McLaren's site he's more prepared than ever after a short off-season reset in quiet Finland with mates and a nostalgic visit to his Bristol primary school. ESPN and AOL echoed his gripes on the overly complicated new power units, while insiders like Motorsport.com predict this reset will unleash Norris's best, pressure-free version against a resurgent Piastri.
No fresh public appearances or social buzz popped beyond trackside, and family wealth tales from dubious blogs like childprotection.uonbi.ac.ke on dad Adam's real estate empire remain unverified fluff. As Bahrain testing wraps, eyes lock on whether McLaren's independent grit can contend in this manufacturer-heavy era.
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