Lando Norris spoke about the battle for the 2026 Formula 1 season title and ruled McLaren out of the fight, saying that George Russell is best positioned to challenge the leader Kimi Antonelli.
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The current F1 champion is 96 points behind the Italian from Mercedes, despite having achieved consecutive wins in Hungary and the Netherlands – this difference was 63 points, but Kimi put on a stellar performance in Monza to start 19th and secure the victory.
So, at the start of the Madrid weekend, Norris was honest about where he sees himself in the battle. “[Russell] is 30 points ahead of me; so, I think George is still the one with the best chance to challenge Kimi,” he said.
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“We have two consecutive wins, so the car is good in some places,” he said. “It’s just that, as I said, it’s not as good as it needs to be everywhere. And the only person who has a car equal to Kimi’s is George. That’s why I wish George good luck in trying to compete with Kimi,” he concluded.
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