Lando looks for McLaren to turn up the heat

LANDO NORRIS has challenged his McLaren team to be more attacking after they were shown up by Max Verstappen at Suzuka last weekend.

- By Daniel Moxon

McLaren clearly have the quickest car on the grid, but neither Norris nor team-mate Oscar Piastri could get past the Dutchman on Sunday.

With overtaking difficult, their only real chance was in the pits, but Norris stopped on the same lap as Verstappen and, despite a slow Red Bull tyre change, the Brit could not get past the reigning champion.

Norris’ lead in the championship was cut to just one point as a result and he wants to get back to winning ways in Bahrain on Sunday.

He said: “We were not happy after last weekend. Second and third is a great result as a team still, but could it have been better, and could we have taken more risks and have been more attacking as a team? Yes.