The sensational double of McLaren in Italy is celebrated by riders Daniel Ricciardo (right) and Lando Norris.
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“Many people thought that the famous McLaren would never return to the top of Formula One. I believed it, so I surrounded myself with people who believed we could do it. The journey back was long, logically, but we had a wonderful day in Monza, and we didn’t dare dream of such a thing yet, “Zak Brown, an American businessman who bought and picked up the team, told Sky Sports. order, then he brought in more co-workers and appointed Andreas Seidl as head of the stable.
“Today I am really happy and also very proud not only of our riders, but all the people on the team, both those who were in Monza and those who work in the factory in Woking. We knew we had a fast car here, we thought that if we started well and kept both big favorites behind, big things could happen. And they did, “Seidl told the BBC.” But we stay on our feet. We continue on our way. We know how quickly a beautiful moment is replaced by ruin, and vice versa. We burned down in Zandvoort a week ago, “he said.
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I’m not dead, I’m here, Ricciardo cheered
When McLaren hired the experienced Daniel Ricciard to the young predator Land Norris, many shook their heads. The 32-year-old Australian was considered racially dead, burnt out … “I read and heard it with my own ears. Certainly such evaluations do not please a person, but I took them as motivation. And today I finally had it, even though it took three years. Gentlemen, I’m not dead, I’m here, “Australian Ricciardo cheered in an interview with Sky Sports.
Max Verstappen (back) chased Valtteri Bottas in vain in a sprint at Monza.
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But the course of the race surprised him as well. “Leading practically the whole race from start to finish, none of us expected that, nor did I. But already on Friday I felt that something good could come … It was important to maintain concentration and speed, even though it was not mega, but it was enough. Not only for me, but especially for McLaren, it is a valuable and inspiring victory, moreover a double one, “he added.
He didn’t want to comment on the collision between the favorites. “I only saw the collision from the record, it’s hard to judge, but the curbs on this track also played an unfortunate role in it. They bounce cars into the air, but you won’t find out until you run into them, “he said diplomatically.
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Twenty-one-year-old Briton Lando Norris joined the team four years ago. “We’ve worked hard, and when you see that it makes sense that you’re moving forward as a rider, and especially the whole team, you feel great. Today came the reward. That I could have won myself? Maybe so, but I’m here to do my best for the team, “he said modestly.
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The Turk also kept his fingers crossed
Manager Pavel Turek has worked for McLaren since 1997. He was with two of Mike Häkkinen’s titles and one of the team’s famous stables. “I was very happy with the double, really, because I spent beautiful years in McLaren, as a PR director I came up with a lot of promotions, Formula 1, for example, got into the environment of a spaceship and rode beyond the Arctic Circle. Mika, and especially David Coulthard, who were behind the greatest triumphs of the end of the last millennium, are still my friends, “said a satisfied Pavel Turek.
Lewis Hamilton’s head was reliably protected by the HALO system when in contact with Max Verstappen.
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The team boss at the time was Ron Dennis. “I’m definitely glad McLaren is back among the best. But he no longer practices motorsport. It moves in the environment of development of new technologies and medicine. Anyone who has experienced what it is like to work for a Formula 1 team will know behind the scenes, will never forget and will not lose contact, “he added.
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