Lando Norris SLAMMED for not sharing Max Cerstappen's CHAMPION mentality with McLaren team-mate

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Norris SLAMMED for not sharing Verstappen's CHAMPION mentality with McLaren team-mate

Lando Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri has impressed during his rookie F1 season

Lauren Sneath

Wednesday 9 August 2023 14:57 Updated: 16:51

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Dutch motorsports analyst Allard Kalff believes that Oscar Piastri has the same hunger as Max Verstappen to become world champion, something that is lacking in his McLaren team-mate, Lando Norris.

The young driver has more than proven his talents so far this season, outperforming fellow rookies Logan Sargeant and Nyck de Vries. At the halfway stage, Piastri is the only newcomer to score points.

He managed to clinch second place in the sprint race in Belgium with a superb drive, finishing behind championship leader Verstappen in the dominant Red Bull.

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And Kalff, an ex-racer in Formula Ford, Formula Opel and Formula 3, was positive about Piastri’s support system under current manager, Mark Webber – the Australian nine-time grand prix winner – admitting that he has ‘a lot of confidence’ in him.

Kalff has high hopes for Piastri. As reported by Motorsport.com, he said of the Piastri-Webber team: “They are tough in the negotiations. They have left Alpine, because they wanted to go to McLaren.

“That contract [with Alpine] not arranged properly? We are leaving. I have a lot of confidence in Mark Webber.”