Lando Norris has admitted he’s surprised to be leading the F1 drivers’ championship, revealing that “something isn’t clicking” with McLaren’s 2025 challenger despite a strong sta♑rt to the season💫 in terms of results.

Norris recovered from sixth on the grid to finish𒀰 third at the Bahrain International Circ🅘uit.

Even though McLaren teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri won the race, N🐻orris remains top of the drivers’ standings.

Heading into next weekend’s Saudi Arabian ꦛGrand Prix, Norris is three points ahead of Piastri.

Despite topping the standings, Norris is far from “comfortable” or “happyꦐ” at the moment.

Ref๊lecting on his season to Sky Sports ♚after the race in Bahrain, Norris said: “Honestly, I am surprised I am achieving what I am achieving at the minute with how I feel in the car.

“Like I said yesterday, I am not comfortable, I am not happy. I am not feeling 🦋good. To be getting these results that I am getting at the minute I am still quite surprised by it.”

Norris was hard on himself after qualifying, stating that he✨ feels like he’s never dr🎉iven an F1 car amid his struggles with the MCL39.

Expanding on his difficulties this year, Norris said: “Just something isn’t clicking. I don’t have an answer so I c🦹an’t give a good explanation. When you’re a driver and things just aren’t clicking and aren’t coming together, it’s just difficult.

“Not difficult becaꦺuse I don’t have the speed or the pace or whatever. I know I’ve got all of that. I am confident that I hav♊e all of those things. It’s just for some reason I am not able to show it and just not able to drive in a way that I want.

“The speed is just not flowing. It’s complicated. I don’t have the answers now. We have a lot of work to do as a team to understand these things as I am still confident I can do a great job and considering how I feel so for me to have a win, a P2, and some of these results, I am surprised by how bad🐼 I ꦿfeel. Just work to do.

“I will keep ൩my head do🐻wn and keep working hard. That’s all I can do for now.”

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris’ error-strewn Bahrain GP

Norris endured an error-strewn Bahrain Graꦏnd Prix.

He picked up a five-second time pe♕naltyꦰ for a false start on the opening lap of the race.

Norris then fell behind168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton following the Safety Car restart.

He also locked up when running behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.

Norris felt his pace wasཧ “pretty strong” but was honest t🎐hat his mistakes were unacceptable.

“Mixed.🌺 My goal for today was P2 and I was P3. I mean it was a good race,” Norris added🐻.

“I think my recoveries every time from the mistakes tha😼t were made were good. With a five-second time penalty and having to let Hamilton go that one time. I paid the price. Mistakes I shouldn’t make in the first place but the pace was pretty strong otherwise.

“It’s always difficult to say when ♒you’re in dirty air and other things. Difficult. Positive that I got some points and the negative is that I didn’t achieve what I should have achieved.”