Lando Norris has so far had a difficult weekend at the Qatar Grand Prix. First, he had his lap time deleted during Friday’s qualifying which dropped him from second to tenth on the grid for the main race. A day after he had a disappointing sprint race as he finished third, while his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri won. Since Piastri registered a win before Norris, several fans took to social media and trolled the Briton. Soon after, Norris issued a three-worded statement during his press conference to explain why he has not been good enough this weekend.
When asked if there was any particular area he was struggling with this weekend, the 23-year-old replied (as quoted by crash.net), “Nothing just lack of talent. I guess everyone has those weekends. This is the weekend for me. It’s just a shame I’m doing it when the car is as quick as it is, so that’s what makes it more frustrating. It was very tough. Any chance to go backward I pretty much took“.
Fans come out in support after Norris gives his emotional interview
Soon after Lando Norris blamed “lack of talent” for having a difficult weekend at the Qatar Grand Prix so far, several fans came out in support of him. Fans such as Ajla stated that while they are not a fan of the 23-year-old, it was “painful to watch” the Briton during the press conference.
As I said, I‘m not a fan of Norris but this is actually painful to watch? The self doubt must be killing him. I hope his team surrounds him well
pic.twitter.com/9m6KYjqT1h— Ajla (@StillWeSendIt) October 7, 2023
Meanwhile, fans such as Molly hope that Norris stops “being so hard on himself” as he is “having an amazing season” and is extremely “talented“.
i really wish lando would stop being so hard on himself in these interviews he’s having an amazing season and is so talented
— molly (@noeasyyuta) October 7, 2023
Then, there were some other fans who expressed worry for Norris. After looking at how Norris gave his response during the press conference, the fan believes that the McLaren driver is currently “in a really bad place right now“.
People can joke about the interviews but some things Lando’s said do worry me 😭 Like, it’s good to be self-critical and all but he sounds like he’s in a really bad place right now so I hope he can get out of his head and that he has professionals supporting him https://t.co/qQPxiKVDeI
— Daf ☆ ☆ ☆ (@Dafstappen) October 7, 2023
Lastly, there were also fans like Morgan who believe that Norris will someday have his car parked in the world championship spot.
One day it’s going to be your car up there, celebrating that world championship. Your time is coming pic.twitter.com/1YRFxlP2jb
— morgan⁴ (@morgansfour) October 7, 2023
Lando Norris also seemed distraught during his interview
Lando Norris not only expressed his frustrations with himself during the press conference but also in his interview after the sprint race. The Briton explained how he was unhappy with himself for making the number of mistakes he has so far this weekend.
When asked if his feelings were better after the sprint race as compared to after Friday’s qualifying, Norris replied, “Nah. The frustrations of the last two days, they take over everything you know. I think of the negative things way more than the positive things“.
Lando being so supportive of the team but so self deprecating to himself🥲🫶 pic.twitter.com/s3iDYC3TSp
— Lando Norris Fans (@Norrislandofans) October 7, 2023
The 23-year-old then added that the only person he is unhappy with is himself, but when it comes to McLaren and his teammate, Oscar Piastri, he is very happy. However, Norris did admit that it is not the “nicest feeling” to see the Australian register a win before him.
