Norris expecting “difficult weekend” for McLaren in Italian GP

Last season Daniel Ricciardo led Norris home in an unexpected 1-2 finish, helped by Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton colliding and taking each other out of the race.

However, when asked by Autosport if there was any evidence that this year’s car could repeat that sort of form, Norris made it clear that he expects a very different scenario.

“Sadly, not a lot,” he said. “I want to just have some faith and keep some belief, but I think it’s going to be a very…