Lando Norris believes he has been placing an excessive amount of strain on himself this season and must belief his velocity extra heading into this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri took the championship lead together with his third victory in 4 races in Saudi Arabia, with Norris crashing in qualifying and recovering from tenth on the grid to complete fourth. That adopted a third-place end in Bahrain that got here after one other disappointing qualifying efficiency, and Norris says his pursuit of perfection is a private method which may want tweaking.
“I’m in all probability placing a bit an excessive amount of strain on myself on the minute, not due to any [particular] cause, and never due to the championship and all these items,” Norris is quoted as saying by the official F1 web site. “I simply put an excessive amount of strain on myself as a result of I need to do properly – like I need to achieve this properly.
“I need to be on pole, I need to win, I need to be good. I feel I want to simply accept a bit of bit extra that I’m not going to be good, and I’m making errors as a result of I’m making an attempt to be good, somewhat than the opposite manner round.
“I feel I simply want to sit back out a bit of bit and have a bit extra belief in my velocity, as a result of my velocity [in Saudi Arabia], and my velocity in each race this season, has been, I feel, the very best. I’m very assured that I can win the races if I simply give myself a greater likelihood on Saturday.”
Though admitting his current performances might need been impacted by his personal excessive expectations, Norris says he has been bettering when it comes to with the ability to flip that strain right into a constructive.
“I’ve all the time been very onerous on myself, as a result of I’ve by no means been onerous on anybody else… I’ve by no means been onerous on my workforce, my mechanics, the automobile, the setup. I’ve all the time labored on myself greater than I’ve ever blamed anybody, and that’s simply made me into the individual that I’m.
“I feel there are execs and cons of that form of mentality… A number of it has been good, as a result of it makes me work on myself, and I feel I’m excellent at understanding myself and determining why this was good and that wasn’t good, however there’s the detrimental aspect of typically being too detrimental on your self, and form of entering into that dangerous little world.
“I’ve realized to put it to use in a great way, and particularly during the last half a yr, yr, I’ve tried to optimize it and use it when it comes to making me higher – somewhat than use it, acknowledge it and let it have an effect on me in a detrimental manner. It’s extra how will you flip it into one thing constructive? That’s one thing I’ve not been good at till the final yr or so.
“In each points of my life – F1 life and likewise at dwelling – I really feel like I’m in the very best place that I’ve been. I do know that I’m going to make errors, and I’m going to let myself down, however I’m excited and assured that I can exit and do an excellent job each weekend.”
