Lando Norris has been quizzed on the possibility of winning F1 2025 world title after coming up second in last year's championship.
Norris came very close to clinching his first ever F1 world title in 2024, however, Max Verstappen won his 4th after finishing ahead of McLaren's driver.
Mclaren were able to take the constructors championship, however, double trophies for the team would have been nice.
Ahead of the new season, both McLaren and Norris are expected to start the strongest in 2025.
“I hope so for sure,” he told media of being favourite. “I mean, after last year, I think we kind of have no excuses.
“I guess in the past, we’ve had our fair share. I think this year we kind of don’t have any. We have nothing to hide behind.
“We proved last year we have everything we need and everything it takes to fight at the top and be the best.
“If we’re not [quick] at the beginning of the season, then we’re just not good enough, and then we’ve not done a good enough job. But that’s certainly not how we’re thinking of things. It’s not how our mentality has been.
“We ended the season, and I guess as we’ve ended the season, our next season has already started for the guys and girls back in the factory in giving us a car which can compete.
“A lot of what Formula 1 is, is having a car that can compete. I think we both, as drivers, proved a lot last year, in ourselves and in each other, of what we’re capable of doing and where we do have a car that’s capable of fighting for wins and championships, we’re able to maximise it.
“So I think we’ll probably both say we’re ready and we’re excited for that challenge, but we also have a whole team behind us who are also excited.”
source - PlanetF1