Norris says Red Bull should complain less do a better job

SAKHIR, Bahrain - Red Bull should complain less about other teams and focus more on doing a better job with their own, according to McLarens Formula One championship leader Lando Norris.

Norris goes into this weekends Bahrain Grand Prix a point clear of Red Bulls Max Verstappen, winner in Japan last weekend, after three rounds.

McLaren ended Red Bulls reign as world champions last season, although Verstappen took his fourth successive drivers title, and there has been plenty of talk about where their speed is coming from.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has pointed to a coming technical directive (TD),clamping down on front wing flex, as a potential game-changer from race nine but Norris dismissed that.

We’re all fully within the rules. Were doing a good job. Red Bull have had plenty of time to do the same thing as us and theyre not, he told British media reporters.

It is more that they should do a better job rather than keep complaining about things, added the Briton, who was runner-up to Verstappen last year.

We respect the FIA doing what theyre doing and were happy that they keep trying to correct things because we dont want anyone outside of those rules, but the last ones didnt affect us, he added.

I dont know if the new ones will or not but there are plenty of things that Red Bull do that also push the limits just as much. So we can also play that game, but ... we focus on ourselves rather than complaining about others.

Norris said people who judged from online videos were a bit clueless.

How do they know its the rear wing thats flexing?, he asked. They dont, it could be the whole car. So, you know, people can just come up with what