'I'm kind of surprised we boxed as early as we did to be honest with you.'
Lando Norris believes McLaren made the wrong call with his early pit stop at Suzuka as he ended the race behind both Ferraris.
“It was a tough race,” Norris admitted to Sky F1. “I think compared to those guys who had better pace, compared to the Ferraris, just not enough. “Charles did a good job to go that far on one set of tyres and then I’m kind of surprised we boxed as early as we did to be honest with you. Nonetheless, Norris would reiterate his belief that McLaren are lacking performance compared to Red Bull and Ferrari, after it was suggested that McLaren and Ferrari are now neck-and-neck.F1 2024: Head-to-head race statistics between team-mates
“We did try to go for the podium by stopping early, making sure that we could keep the position ahead of Carlos and then see also what was possible attacking Perez, but ultimately, we saw throughout the race that there wasn’t enough pace in the car.
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