„But I think I have enough experience to say, 'Don’t worry, it’s in the team – keep doing good work, keep working to improve your own chances’, but we have a lot of work to do as a team. To do the same.”
As for whether Norris can still challenge Verstappen in this year’s title battle, Stella added: „He can win the world championship – that’s a statement. [in] capital letters. As for this year’s championship, of course we will not give up.
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„In terms of numbers, from a drivers’ championship point of view, there seems to be a big gap to fill and we’re chasing Max Verstappen, so of course he’s not going to make it easy for us.
„But we’re happy to be in this position, and of course Lando’s not in this position because someone helped him – Lando is in this position because he’s performing very strongly, which is something we have to acknowledge based on his achievements. Just in terms of one, two, three chances a season. No, he could have done better because it’s normal, and it’s normal for every world champion every season.