Lando Norris Shuts Down Fernando Alonso’s ‘Silly’ Overconfident Claims

Posted on October 6, 2023 | by Charley Williams Forget the Aston Martin vs McLaren on-track battle, let’s go and watch Fernando Alonso vs Lando Norris instead! ???? After a difficult start to 2023, McLaren are seemingly on the up, with five podiums in the last eight races. Meanwhile, Aston Martin have increasingly struggled after an incredible start to their F1 season.  The battle is on between the two teams for P4 in the constructors’ championship, with McLaren slashing Aston Martin’s huge advantage by 137 points in recent weeks. McLaren are now just 49 points behind, and Lando is confident that P4 is very much on the table. Fernando, however, rules this out. Speaking to the media, including The Race in Qatar, Alonso said: “Obviously, they have the momentum for sure. They’ve been quite fast, but maybe we can see ups and downs for everybody. “They’ve been very strong before the August break, in Austria and in Silverstone. They were close to being both on the podium at Silverstone, and then, Zandvoort, we were on the podium, and they struggled a bit. “So… it’s good if they’re overconfident, and let’s see if we can beat them.” Fighting talk, we love it! ???? With a smile, Lando spoke about those overconfident claims: “He says we’re getting too confident? “How many points did we catch last weekend? Quite a few – over 20, I think. So unless his maths is deteriorating, which it definitely isn’t…. “Because Fernando is just Fernando, he’s always going to say things. He always makes himself look very good or makes other people look bad. He’s very good at that. “I don’t think we’re overconfident in any way. I think we’re the last people who have ever been overconfident in saying anything – especially myself. But I thought we were a lot more points behind, so for us to be then 49 or 47 or whatever it is with six races still to go with two cars performing well, for them, they struggle at the minute to have two cars up there in Q3, up there at the end of the race. “I would say it’s silly for him to think the opposite. But he’s a smart guy, he’s not silly in any way. I’m confident we can do it just because if we can have more P2s and P3s and things, of course, it’s possible.” We love these kind of comments, but leave the battling for on-track! ????