had raised speculation that he could attract interest from the likes of Mercedes and Red Bull.
Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur and 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve got a little tense in their post-qualifying conversation after a double Q2 elimination for the Scuderia in Canada.
Am I coming into a race weekend not feeling energised or not feeling this or that?’“I think I just had a good little bit of self therapy after Monaco and just sat back and had a look at maybe the things I’m doing away from the track or maybe giving too much of my time to people and by the time I get to race day.
Norris did at least have optimism that they were no longer satisfied to just finish second and that winning should always be the objective.
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