Lando Norris admits that the difference between his most recent teammates is stark.

If you believe Drive to Survive (does anyone?), the relationship between Lando Norris and his first teammate, Carlos Sainz, was fractious, the pair bitter rivals - even though both insist that nothing could be further from the truth.

Then along came F1's court jester, Daniel Ricciardo, who, despite giving the Woking team its first win in eight seasons didn't live up to expectations and was subsequently dropped.

Now, Norris is partnered by another youngster with an impressive record, and one whom the Woking outfit fought bitterly to secure.

Following their first days working together, Norris admits that the difference between Ricciardo and his successor is stark.

"He's quiet," said the Briton. "He's a little bit the opposite of Daniel but, of course, this is his first year in Formula 1.

"There's a lot of pressure," he added. "It's a big moment for him. But I'm sure he is looking forward to it.

"He's been doing a good job for the whole team, getting some good laps in and giving good feedback. We've been getting on well so far, so looking forward to it."

Of course, racing drivers being the most competitive people on the planet, that may change, with or without the help of DTS, but following a less than impressive test, which saw the Woking teams complete the least laps of all ten teams, Norris admits that for now the pair's focus is on improving the MCL60.

"There are so many things which we've been struggling with," he admitted. "I guess we've been exploring, trying a lot of different things with setups.

"The car looks fairly similar but there are quite a few different things on the car," he added. "Fundamentally, the car handles in a reasonably similar way to last year, which is, I guess, good in many ways, but also it's still evident where we have to focus."

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1. Posted by kenji, 28/02/2023 23:49

"Of course they are different...totally. Daniel is a unique character, one that's been characterised by many people as a highly desirable and professional 'one off' amongst the F1 driver milieu. Piastri doesn't initially present as being spontaneous but quite a considered thinker, or so it appears. He exhibits a calm exterior and for one so young an amazing maturity in all his comments...so far. It appears that he has been handed a car with a flawed performance rating and how he adapts to that will be very important. This is Norris's 5th year in F1 and he should be streets ahead of the rookie. Unlike some I am not overawed by his talent. There are at least four or five drivers who could take wins given that they have the car to support them. The myth that certain drivers can 'outdrive' their cars has been finally put to bed...not that it ever was a reality!."

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2. Posted by Max Noble, 28/02/2023 13:14

"…and welcome to the worst parts of Alonso’s career. Angular Horridibits and all that Latin… Coming your way this season Lando… be strong…"

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