Lando Norris has described why he "felt bad" for Ferrari after a "tough" Austrian Grand Prix for the Scuderia.
From second and third on the grid at the Red Bull Ring, Ferrari slipped to an eight-five result for Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, respectively as the SF-26 struggled in the heat.
The team was expecting the weekend to be a struggle owing to the high power sensitivity of the Spielberg circuit and the low top-end speed of the power unit.
The Ferrari chassis is regarded as the strongest in the field, with Norris, who finished seventh for McLaren, explaining how the Scuderia had to "push like hell" and why he was left "feeling bad" for his rival team.
"I would say the pace seemed to be a little bit better than we probably expected into Sunday, but the shock was Ferrari today struggling so much," Norris told media, including RacingNews365.
"So, to be honest, I feel bad for them. I mean, when you have no power, you have to push like hell in the straights and in the corners, and you can't do that with these kinds of tyres.
"It was a tough race for them, but otherwise not a bad race for us. I think we still struggled with the balance, and it's still incredibly difficult to drive the car, but I expect that's really a similar story for everyone on track, so we didn't change anything.
"We still have the same struggles, and we just need time to improve them."
Originally published by RacingNews365 —
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