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Norris' mental ‘weakness' gives Verstappen the edge

Oct.15 If 'mental strength' makes the difference in 2024, Max Verstappen will emerge with his fourth consecutive drivers' world championship. That's the view of Red Bull advisor, and Verstappen's long-time mentor, Dr Helmut Marko, as he contrasted the resilience of the Dutchman with his main title opponent, Lando Norris. 'Norris, as we know, has certain weaknesses at the (race) starts,' the 81-year-old Austrian told motorsport-magazin.com. 'And as I have now read, there are weaknesses in other ways too. For example, he has to follow certain rituals on race day in order to be able to perform at all.' Norris, who at 24 is two years younger than his off-track friend Verstappen, has openly...
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