F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve believes Lando Norris, who’s eight factors behind championship chief and teammate Oscar Piastri, has constructed a little bit of momentum with wins within the final two races. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
As the workforce embarks on the post-Horner period, former F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, mentioned the workforce is ready for some powerful occasions forward, having misplaced its workforce boss, who was instrumental in all its success.
“It was very sudden, surprising, but it surely’s been brewing within the background for fairly some time. It is destabilising for the workforce as a result of Christian ran the manufacturing facility, so this can have an impact, and it’ll take a little bit of time to rebalance all the pieces,” mentioned Villeneuve.
“It’s been somewhat bit tough for the workforce. Adrian Newey (former technical boss) and another key workforce members have left. But Christian Horner introduced the workforce to the place it’s now. So it’s very powerful on him, this case, and it’s tough from the surface to grasp the reasoning behind the entire scenario.”
Commenting on this yr’s championship, the 1997 drivers’ champion believes Lando Norris, who’s eight factors behind championship chief and teammate Oscar Piastri, has constructed a little bit of momentum with wins within the final two races.
“Lando appears to have recovered a bit. He appears to be extra emotional than Piastri, however he has a slight edge in velocity. So once you take the 2 into consideration, it’s onerous to know which one has the higher shot at successful.”
“There’s an enormous distinction between being the workforce chief, the championship chief or being the underdog. Lando appears to be higher when he’s somewhat bit behind and has to struggle again to come back ahead. So he’s in a very good place proper now,” mentioned Villeneuve.
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Published – July 25, 2025 11:09 pm IST
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