He’s scored 19 points to the Aussie’s five with Ricciardo’s early-season woes leading to speculation he may not see out the season.
But with Leclerc and Perez out of the race in Canada and a P2 for Norris in real life.
“And I think we’re probably more focused on the Ferraris and McLarens than the Mercedes over the balance of a season.
Perez’s hopes of rebounding from his opening lap crash at the Monaco Grand Prix were undone on Saturday when the Red Bull driver failed to make it out of Q1.
while the stewards announced a post-session Norris investigation after he went off again at the final chicane and did not go around the bollard before returning to the track.