Lando Norris says McLaren are not ready to challenge Red Bull consistently despite taking his maiden victory in the Miami Grand Prix.
The Briton expects a competitive showing at this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix but said McLaren are “not getting ahead of ourselves”.
But he pointed out that other teams were also progressing - Ferrari have their own development package this weekend, including major bodywork revisions and improved aerodynamics. “I still think we’re the third best team at the moment, but that could change if we have another good weekend here and I’m confident with our rate of development that by next year we can challenge a lot more often for wins and in the big picture challenge for the title."Haas driver Kevin Magnussen heads into the rest of the season in a precarious position as the Dane is just two licence points short of a mandatory race ban.
Magnussen has earned his penalties largely for aggressive defensive driving when he has been trying to hold back other cars to give his team-mate Nico Hulkenberg an advantage.“The next time is a race ban so I think I'll have to,” he said.
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