LANDO NORRIS and McLaren will bounce back bigger, better and stronger next year in their bid to land a first world title for 17 years.
But the Woking-based team will be kicking themselves that they did not deliver this season after being slow off the mark in realising they were genuine contenders for the drivers' championship.
That is the view of F1 legend David Coulthard, who finished runner-up with McLaren behind Michael Schumacher in 2001.
Max Verstappen leads by 62 points with three races to go and can win his fourthstraight crown in Las Vegas on November 24. Coulthard, an analyst for Channel 4, noted: "McLaren have been schooled this year.
"They were maybe a little bit slow to realise just how brilliant a job they have done.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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