“That was the worst two hours of my life, by far,” Brown joked. “I imply, Lando drove brilliantly, unlucky what occurred to Oscar firstly, however the staff was flawless. They executed the pit cease nice and I feel I used to be the one one who was able to have a coronary heart assault for 2 hours.
“That race, [Norris] carried us. To not make any errors, we have been nervous about Security Automobiles, I used to be nervous about every part. However he drove flawlessly.
“Subsequent [we’ll] try to repeat the constructors’ and get the drivers’, I’ll let Oscar and Lando determine that one out.”
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Norris was clear on the radio on his in-lap that he’s gunning for the drivers’ title subsequent 12 months, having completed runner up in 2024. And with 4 victories to his staff mate’s two, together with a number of years’ price of extra expertise, he would possibly discover himself favorite heading into the ultimate 12 months of the present laws.
“He’s going to offer all of it he’s received and given the momentum he’s on, it’s arduous to guess towards him,” completed Brown, because the fireworks went off on the finish of a memorable night time in Abu Dhabi.
