Can Lando Finish 4th In The Drivers Standings?

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Lando Norris has finished the last five out of six races on the podium, with a second-place finish in Singapore, a second-place finish in Japan, a third-place finish in Qatar, a second-place finish in COTA (after Lewis was disqualified), a fifth-place finish in Mexico and a second-place finish in Brazil. If he continues this trend for the next two races, he could finish in fourth place in the Drivers Standings.

Norris is currently in fifth place in the standings list after jumping ahead of Carlos Sainz by three points and Charles Leclerc by 25 points after Brazil. With 195 points after Brazil, he is just 3 points away from Fernando Alonso, who is in fourth place.

With only Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi left until the end of the season, Norris could potentially finish in 4th place if he finishes ahead of Charles, Fernando and Carlos in the next few races.

Fernando Alonso finished third in Brazil, although this came on the back of significant issues with his car for the last few races, with a DNF in COTA and Mexico, a six-place finish in Qatar, an eight-place finish in Japan and a 15th-place finish in Singapore. He has only scored 29 points in the last six races. Similarly, in the previous six races, Charles scored 49 points, and Carlos scored 68 points after his win in Singapore. In comparison, Lando has scored 98 points since Singapore.

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If Lando gets a race win, continues his podium dominance, and finishes ahead of Carlos and Alonso, he will be well on the way to moving up the Drivers Standings.

Although Lando has openly suggested that the next few races aren't suited to the car as much as previous races, such as Qatar with its high-speed corners. In COTA, he said, "Do I think our best chances have gone? I would say yes," Norris said, although this was followed up by a second-place finish in Brazil.

He added: "I don't think they're any good ones for us coming up. I think our best have gone. I just want to be hopeful that we can do good results, and I think we can still fight for podiums, but these guys are too quick for me."

Speaking after the Brazil Grand Prix, he said: "I don't think we were expecting to be as competitive here as we have been, so we're still surprising ourselves", "everyone just guesses and presumes, but no one knows until we get on track."

Although Las Vegas is an unknown for everyone, with the cold temperatures, high-speed straights and slow corners, it could be anyone's game.​

Lando's Race Results This Season So Far:
Bahrain: 17 | +2 laps
Saudi Arabia: 17 | +86.445s
Australia: 6 | +3.701s
Azerbaijan: 9 | +80.376s
United States: Miami: 17 | +87.717s
Monaco: 9 | +1 lap
Spain: 17 | +1 lap
Canada: 13 | +68.363s
Austria: 4 | +26.327s
Great Britain: 2 | +3.798s
Hungary: 2 | +33.731s
Belgium: 7 | +73.719s
Netherlands: 7 | +13.232s
Italy: 8 | +45.449s
Singapore: 2 | +0.81s
Japan: 2 | +19.387s
Qatar: 3 | +5.969s
United States: Austin: 2 | +10.73s
Mexico: 5 | +33.26s
Brazil: 2 | +8.77s

​Mclaren's rise to fourth place in the Constructors Standings has been a comeback that people will talk about for years to come.

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​Anny Wooldridge​
Writer @ F1 Journal

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