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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOscar Piastri during the Miami Grand Prix. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOscar Piastri during the Miami Grand Prix. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n
Norris finished second to Mercedes\u2019 Kimi Antonelli in the Miami Grand Prix while Oscar Piastri completed the podium for a McLaren two-three.<\/p>\n
McLaren brought a raft of upgrades to Miami, with seven updates to the MCL40 \u2013 including changes to the front wing, nose cone, sipepods, engine cover, floor and rear wing.<\/p>\n
More upgrades are expected for Montreal, which bodes well off the back of its most successful weekend of the season to date after four events.<\/p>\n
There is, however, a caveat.<\/p>\n
Norris sought to temper expectations in the knowledge that Miami is traditionally a circuit that suits McLaren.<\/p>\n
Speaking post-race, Norris said the team needs a larger sample size before it can truly say whether the team is competitive.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think you\u2019d have to feel silly if you don\u2019t feel confident about the future when we improved so much this weekend,\u201d said Norris.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also know it\u2019s a track that suits us.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m always that guy that looks at things on the slightly more glass-half-empty side, but this is a track that suits us and in the past has not suited the Mercedes quite so well.<\/p>\n
\u201cYet they were still very fast, and we\u2019re going to go to a track that Mercedes have probably been the best at over the last five, six years. So, we have to wait and see.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know we\u2019re bringing upgrades, but in Formula 1 it\u2019s too easy to judge things over one race.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to see how you are over a number of races and different styles of track: street circuits, hot tracks, cold tracks, tight and twisty, fast circuits.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, there\u2019s no point getting ahead of ourselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had a very good weekend, I\u2019m very proud of the team, but I also want to make sure they keep pushing and keep trying to improve things, because we still need that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Lando Norris (from left), with Kimi Antonelli and Oscar Piastri on the podium at the Miami Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Norris led a McLaren one-two in the Sprint at Miami, which with the Grand Prix result has propelled the Papaya pair into contention.<\/p>\n
Piasti echoed Norris\u2019 sentiment, keen not to rest on the laurels of its Miami success.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be interesting to see,\u201d said Piastri.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs Lando said, we kind of need to see where we stack up at a few different tracks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think especially in the Sprint side of this weekend, to have a one-two in the Sprint on pure pace, that was a pretty big surprise for us. So, things are working well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe expected the upgrades to be a good step forward and they have been, and hopefully they are again in Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut obviously Mercedes didn\u2019t bring a lot this weekend and they also have an upgrade package for Canada, so we\u2019ll have to wait and see how much that\u2019s worth for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
If there is one driver looking forward to Montreal, it\u2019s probably George Russell.<\/p>\n
He has had to play siecond fiddle to Antonelli since winning in Melbourne \u2013 finishing second in Shanghai, fourth at Suzuka, and fourth in Miami.<\/p>\n
Russell won last year\u2019s Canadian Grand Prix and has only finished outside the top four once in his four starts there with Mercedes.<\/p>\n
Like McLaren, Mercedes is also expected to bring upgrades to Montreal.<\/p>\n
\u201cGeorge for sure is going to be super strong in Canada, he\u2019s always been very strong there, so he\u2019s for sure going to be back at the top,\u201d said Antonelli.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I think I feel much more comfortable in the car, much more in control as well. And I think we\u2019re just going to keep trying our best.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to try to maximise every time I go on track. But yeah, let\u2019s see as well how Canada is going to be.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully we can repeat ourselves like this weekend, but we\u2019ll see also how the upgrades work.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really proud of the team, of the job they\u2019re doing, and I\u2019m really enjoying the journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Canadian Grand Prix takes place on May 23-25.<\/p>\n
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