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Motorsport photo McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella thinks Lando Norris overcoming his early 2025 slump to win the championship turned him into a "much more confident" driver, as the reigning world champion got off to a strong start in 2026.
Last year, Norris freely admitted that at times he lacked the ultimate self-belief, with him clinching his maiden world championship at last year's Abu Dhabi season finale - the ultimate proof he needed to show that he has what it takes to compete at the very top.
That confidence boost appears to have carried over to 2026. Norris has had the measure of team-mate Oscar Piastri so far, a reversal of the first half of 2025. McLaren's upgraded MCL40 put him in the position to display as much at last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, with Norris winning the Hungaroring race from pole.
"I feel like I'm doing a better job this year than I was…
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