Guenther Steiner appears on the Red Flags Podcast as he talks about Lando Norris and his recent achievements against Oscar Piastri.
The Formula 1 season is now becoming more and intense between the rival papaya cars. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are going toe to toe with each other. Both drivers are at equal standing when it comes to wins and podium finishes. Piastri is marginally ahead of Lando Norris with only 9 points separating the two drivers.
As a the season progresses, Formula 1 experts have also started evaluating and analysing he contribution of each driver. The battle between Norris and Piastri is the highlight of the season. Many former drivers and experts have already given forward their views about the situation. The Formula 1 season in on a break currently. The Hungarian Grand Prix was the last race in the sport. Lando Norris was the winner of the race followed by Oscar Piastri in second position.
Talking about the Hungarian Grand Prix, Guenther Steiner applauds Lando and his engineer for “outsmarting” Oscar Piastri. As he approaches the topic further, Steiner talks about Lando Norris in a positive manner.
“Guess what if Lando didn’t do his little mistakes, Canada if he would’ve been patient and stayed 2nd guess where he would be? Leading the world championship. I think about 10 points yeah.”
Steiner is known for being cold and dismissive about anything other than hard results. While he does talk about Lando’s recent achievements against Piastri. He also mentions the fact it was Lando’s own faults which cost him the world championship lead.
However, the Briton has shown a lot of maturity post his crash with Oscar Piastri. In three out of four races after the Canada Grand Prix. Lando Norris has managed to trump Piastri by claiming the victory. The Red Flags Podcast also recounted how people dismissed Norris in the championship after his crash in Canada.
While talking about Lando Norris, the hosts also asked the question about Norris being lucky. To which Guenther instantly replied-
“No, I don’t think so, it’s a sign of we’ve got a nice championship ahead of us. Because, it’s not done until it’s finished, this championship. There’s always some surprises.”
While Steiner isn’t going to change his prediction about the championship winner, he took back his statements about Lando Norris. He was earlier among the people who were doubting Norris’ capability to put up a fight in front of Oscar Piastri.
Steiner says that Norris is not folding under pressure and instead bringing the battle closer to his teammate over the last few weekends. Guenther also praised McLaren for their strategy and decision to let Norris and Piastri duke it out on track.
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