Lando Norris says McLaren is now targeting third-placed Ferrari after overtaking Aston Martin in the Formula 1 standings, which he said was getting 'slower and slower'.
Slow-starting McLaren dramatically slashed the gap to Aston Martin since the summer break thanks to an impressive string of podiums over the past four races, while Aston has generally struggled since the summer. Norris' latest runner-up spot in last weekend's US Grand Prix was enough for McLaren to leapfrog the Silverstone outfit and hold fourth by six points.
Norris has done the opposite thanks to a dramatic in-season turnaround by McLaren, which produced powerful upgrades before the summer break and then again at Singapore. ' were very strong, they had a lot of points in the first half of the season and in the second half they've been struggling, and for us, it’s vice versa,' he added. In the first eight races, McLaren had only managed to score 17 points between Norris and rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri.
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