Daniel Ricciardo backs ‘phenomenal talent’ Lando Norris to be an F1 champion and makes Max Verstappen comparison

Norris, who is one of the hottest prospects on the F1 grid, turned in a brilliant performance to finish second behind Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen at the Briti𝓡sh Grand Pri🐟x, further underlining the hype around him.
The 23-year-old Briton led the opening five laps at Silverstone after passing Verstappen at the start, before impressively fending off Mercedes’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages, despite bein🅘g on a set🌸 of cold hard tyres.
Norris has alreadಞy caught the eye with several impressive displays since making his F1 debut in 2019, including outperforming ♒Ricciardo during their two-year spell as teammates at McLaren.
Ricciardo is one of only two drivers on the F1 grid (the other b🦄eing🌼 Carlos Sainz) to have gone head-to-head with both Norris and Verstappen in the same machinery.
Asked how the two compare, Ricciardo told mahbx.com: “There’s no doubt that La💯ndo is extremely 💮good.
“I think it’s one of those ones where he’s 🦋certainly, at least what I felt the car was capable of, he was always getting the maximum out of it. Something obviously I struggled to do at McLaren.
“So I look at that and I’m like ‘ok, this kid is maximising everything he’s got’. Most times it wo♈uld translate.
“If he went to a top team it should translate and he goes again to the level of the car. I’m sure he would be quick in a top team. I don’t have any d✃oubt about that. I think he’s proven ꧅himself.

“What Max is doing now is phenomenal, and 🍸it’s like what Lewis did, can you win week-in, week-out regularly and can you handle that pressure and the rest of it?
“I hope for him he one day gets the chance to be in a car that can fight for wins. But do I think that he can’t handle that? No. I’m sure he can. Until we win… We all believe we can do ꦍit, but you gotta do it… But I think he’s a phenomenal talent.
“Comparing him to Max♋, it’s hard because did Lando put in some amazing quali laps? Absolutely. Were they as good as anyone on the grid? Probably. But obviously Max has done that as well.
“I think there have bee💃n days where he obviously looks as good. But to draw a like for like comparison, it’s tough. But I think he’s very, very good.”
And eight-time grand prix winner Ricciardo is convinced N🍸orris has what it takes to become a world champion.
“I think you’ll know when he gets his first win,” he explained. “Once he crosses that, or climbs that mountain, I think a lot of people will be like ‘ok, this kid can go all the way’.&nbs🗹p;
“Obviously he hasn’t ♏got the win yet but he’s young, I think he’s still going to learn and keep growing, mat♒uring. So I have no reason to say he won’t.
“It’s just unless he never gets a winning car - that’s the only thing that will probably stop him. I think🎃 he’s got all♈ the ability to do it.”

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