McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has shared his thoughts on the title battle between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen this season. Verstappen leads the drivers’ championship by 62 points to second-placed Norris. Lando Norris has not been at par with the level of Max Verstappen in terms of performance this campaign.

Despite having the faster car, the Brit has won only three races. Norris’ failure in execution during crucial moments has cost him heavily this season. Andrea Stella has since pinpointed the Austrian GP and the United States GP as the two most important deficits for Norris this year.

Stella has also said that the team and Norrid have gained important lessons from these races. I think we got some learning, for instance, from Austria. We got a little too close.

And the points we’re missing from Austria, because of having had a proper collision and then being knocked out of the race, are points that we regret. We don’t really regret many other points in this season. Andrea Stella via LWOSNorris finished P6 yet again after starting in pole position at the Brazilian GP.

He will now hope to analyze and rectify his issues to improve ahead of an important race in Las Vegas at the end of this month. RELATEDF1 pundit backs ex-Mercedes driver as the perfect ‘stop-gap’ solution for Red Bull in 2025Ex-F1 team boss claims Max Verstappen’s Interlagos win will be analyzed by other teamsFormer Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has praised Max Verstappen for his tremendous win at the Brazilian GP. Verstappen won from P17 on the grid, putting in one of the most dominant runs of his career.

He has now led the championship for the most consecutive days in the history of Formula 1. Max Verstappen (via Red Bull)Absolutely. I mean, they analyse everything, you know?

Everything will be analysed. How did he do it? Because that is the way you learn it, you know, how to get there yourself.

Guenther Steiner said on the Red Flags PodcastGuenther Steiner has claimed that the other teams will analyze and learn from Verstappen’s otherworldly effort at Interlagos. The 27-year-old’s win shocked and amazed teams and fans alike after the 69-lap span last weekend. RELATEDToto Wolff admits Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton ‘deserved’ 2021 title despite unfair Abu Dhabi finaleThe Dutchman finally broke his winless drought of 10 races at Brazil last week.

He now stands as the favorite to claim his fourth consecutive title this year. Nonetheless, Verstappen will seek to continue winning more races and glorifying his legacy from here on.