{"id":89823,"date":"2025-05-10T10:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T10:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/89823\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T10:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T10:31:09","slug":"lando-norris-given-brutal-new-nickname-as-f1-critics-pile-on-british-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/89823\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Norris given brutal new nickname as F1 critics pile on British star"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are difficult times for Lando Norris<\/a> as the British F1 superstar struggles with the weight of all those world title expectations. <\/b><\/p>\n

\nThe 25-year-old was expected to lead the papaya charge for glory in 2025 with a rocket ship of a car primed to power him to race victories. <\/p>\n

\nSo far things have not played out like that though, with his team-mate Oscar Piastri tearing up the script to lead the 2025 Drivers\u2019 Championship standings<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nThe ice-cool Aussie Piastri has won three races in a row<\/a> in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Miami to take control of the title race, and the McLaren garage. <\/p>\n

\nNorris meanwhile has been frustrated by his own performance, along with many paddock experts. <\/p>\n

\nThe latest \u2018misery\u2019 for Lando came in Florida last weekend when another bad start saw him drop from second to sixth after an early tussle with reigning world champion Max Verstappen<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nNorris would come back to claim second spot on the podium, but it was another race and result which had the doubters out in force. <\/p>\n

Italian media christen \u2018Blando Norris\u2019<\/p>\n

\nThe post-race inquest also saw Norris given a new nickname on the back of his underwhelming starts this season. Meet \u2018Blando Norris\u2019, absolutely brutal. <\/p>\n

\nThe new moniker was handed out by Sky Sports Italy analyst Leo Turrini in his post-race report card<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nHis overall grade of 8 for Norris was not too bad, but it came with a withering comment as he wrote: \u201cAs usual\u2026Blando at the start.\u201d <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRalf Schumacher roasts Norris<\/p>\n

\nTurrini was not the only pundit underwhelmed by that Lando start in South Florida last Sunday. Former F1 star Ralf Schumacher was also exasperated by what he saw. <\/p>\n

\nSchumacher, speaking on Sky Sports Germany\u2019s F1 podcast<\/a>, said: “Norris isn’t capable of it, otherwise he would do better. <\/p>\n

\n\u201cHe’s been around long enough; there are no excuses for something like that. There are simply some drivers who have a superb eye for it. That’s Verstappen, for example, as are Piastri and Bearman. <\/p>\n

\n\u201cNorris simply lacks that, and he won’t learn it. It will stay that way. Accordingly, he tried it at the start. It was a defiant reaction, but he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.” <\/p>\n

\nWhile Norris still only trails Piastri by 16 points in the title race, Schumacher believes the signs are not good for the young Brit as he chases that elusive championship. <\/p>\n

\n“He’s missing the basics of overtaking. You actually learn that in karts, so he should be able to do it. He also took too long to get to the front at times. That’s a problem, quite honestly. And that’s not how he’ll become world champion.” <\/p>\n

\nF1 HEADLINES:<\/b> Hamilton Ferrari relationship \u2018strained\u2019 as legend\u2019s disqualification provides new challenges – F1 Recap<\/a><\/p>\n

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