Norris wants better behaved McLaren F1 car, not ultimate performance

Norris told Autosport that former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo enjoyed a much smoother acclimatisation to the new breed of ground-effects machinery in the early part of 2022.

The Briton added that he was forced to significantly change his driving style to adapt to last year’s MCL36 but brake cooling issues in Bahrain testing had severely limited his mileage.

He therefore reckoned it took a third of the 2022 season for him to feel truly comfortable pushing in the…