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“But I think, because I struggled a bit with it in the past, I feel like I’m able to deal with it in a much better way now, and therefore it doesn’t have much of an effect.
“There still is [pressure] and I know the team are probably going to feel a bit more pressure, and externally there will be more pressure on me, but it’s also up to me to deal with it in the way that I feel best.
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“At the same time, I don’t really feel it that much. I’m comfortable that I just have to go out and drive and that’s all I can do really, not think about these external things. The place I’m in now, fighting for wins and fighting in the championship, honestly I feel like it’s another weekend.”
When pushed further on whether he actually enjoys the pressure, Norris reflected on how he still experiences nerves.
“I don’t think of it at all,” he responded. “I think there’s always pressure. I still get so nervous before qualifying, before the races I still get just as excited and just as nervous.
“I barely eat anything on Sundays, I struggle to drink anything on Sundays, just because I’m nervous and because of the pressure. But I think [it’s just about] how you turn that into a positive thing, how do you not let it affect you in a bad way, how can you actually use it in a good way to help you focus on the correct things and so on.
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