Lando Norris believes McLaren can upstage Red Bull next season and take over the mantle of favourites in a number of races. Red Bull’s stranglehold on Formula One is showing no signs of loosening with the Milton Keynes-based team winning 16 out of 17 races so far this season as Max Verstappen secured a third straight world title. Red Bull’s dominance has overshadowed McLaren’s resurgence in the second half of the season, which has seen Norris finish on the podium five times in the past eight races. And Norris believes the recent run of results shows McLaren have all it takes to challenge Red Bull’s hegemony next season, at least in some races. The 23-year-old, however, conceded Red Bull will remain the team to beat next season because of their superior car. ‘Just look at Mercedes, in my opinion they are the most consistent team of 2023 after Red Bull.

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