Damon Hill warns Lando Norris: Don’t fall into Max Verstappen “trap” again
D💫amon Hill warns Lando Norris ahead of the 2🔥025 F1 season

1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill says168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris needs to see 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen as his “worst enem♔y” rather than his friend if he’s to win this year’s world championship.
Verstappen claimed hi𒁃s fourth cons♍ecutive drivers’ title in 2024, seeing off Norris’ late-season charge.
The Dutchman managed to keep ღNorris at arm’s length, particularly during the pair’s on-track battles.
Even 🃏though Verstappen was penalised twice for incidents with Norris, the wheel-to-wheel fights often ꦏbenefitted the Dutchman more.
Nor🐽ris was criticised for being naive against Verstappen on track, as he was unable to take the title race down to the wire in Abu Dhabi.
Speaking to the , Hill has 🅺warne꧋d Norris from falling into one “trap” again in 2025.
“I still think he can beat Oscar. Oscar is brilliant, but Lando has pulled out a bitꦜ extra when needed. Oscar is talented but Lando is a force,” Hill said.
“I think he fell into the trap last year of thinking when going up against Max that he was racing against his mate. Actually, despite their friendship, he was taking on hꦅis worst enemy. And in Max’s mind when he is driving there is just Max.
“Lando 𓆏blames himself when he makes mistakes. He is very hard on himself. He is not happy if he doesn’t think he has got 100 per cent out of his potential. Iꦉt is a hallmark of a great driver. I also like his personality. It is very appealing.
“Because I live in Guildford, McLaren are my local team. I would like to see them do well, but not to be dominant. I would prefer it to be a hard fight, good for the fans. Formula 1🅺 is so much more complex than when I was driving. It was relatively simple then.
“You would get radio messages occasionally. But often nobody had any idea of what to say to help. Now the information comes quick anꦜd fast. Lando is one of those driꦆvers who can take in the information without missing a beat.”
Norris seen as the favourite heading into Australia
It’s widely accepted that Norris is the heavy favourite ✱heading into t🍌he new F1 season.
McLaren’s pre-season testꦐing pace waꦰs impressive, particularly Norris’ long run on the second day in Bahrain.
Norris was approximately six-tenths faster than 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc and168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Kimi Antonelli during the race runs.
Similarly, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri was just over 0.3s faster than 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell.
However, with Bahrain being unusually cold, the picture could be entirely di🐠fferent in Australia this weekend.

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