'Something isn't clicking': Lando Norris 'not happy' following Bahrain race issues
McLaren driver Lando Norris has spoken candidly about his frustrations, despite leading the standings after three races.
The Englishman sits three points clear of teammate Oscar Piastri, who won the Bahrain Grand Prix on Monday, but feels he is not getting the best out of himself.
Norris finished third in Bahrain, but had to overcome a false start, a lock up and having to give a place up following a safety car to do so.
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Race winner Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren and Third placed Lando Norris in Bahrain. Getty
Meanwhile the Aussie Piastri cruised from pole to win the race.
"My goal for today was P2 and I was P3. I mean it was a good race," Norris told Sky Sports.
"I think my recoveries every time from the mistakes that were made were good. With a five-second time penalty and having to let (Lewis) Hamilton go that one time. I paid the price.
"Mistakes I shouldn't make in the first place but the pace was pretty strong otherwise.
"It's always difficult to say when you're in dirty air and other things. Positive that I got some points and the negative is that I didn't achieve what I should have achieved."
Norris simply feels as though 'something isn't clicking' between him and the McLaren car at the present time.
"Honestly, I am surprised I am achieving what I am achieving at the minute with how I feel in the car," he said.
"Like I said yesterday, I am not comfortable, I am not happy. I am not feeling good. To be getting these results that I am getting at the minute I am still quite surprised by it.
"Just something isn't clicking. I don't have an answer so I can't give a good explanation. When you're a driver and things just aren't clicking and aren't coming together, it's just difficult.
"Not difficult because I don't have the speed or the pace or whatever. I know I've got all of that.
"I am confident that I have all of those things. It's just for some reason I am not able to show it and just not able to drive in a way that I want.
"The speed is just not flowing. It's complicated. I don't have the answers now.
"We have a lot of work to do as a team to understand these things as I am still confident I can do a great job and considering how I feel so for me to have a win, a P2, and some of these results, I am surprised by how bad I feel. Just work to do.
McLaren holds a comfortable lead in the team standings after three races Getty
"I will keep my head down and keep working hard. That's all I can do for now."
McLaren sits clear ahead of the pack in the team standings after three races on 151 points, with Mercedes on 93 and Red Bull on 71.
There won't be much time for Norris to stew on his perceived struggles, with the next race in Saudi Arabia set for this coming weekend.
