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Lando Norris has said that McLaren lose “a significant amount of time” in the low-speed corners compared to their rivals.

But the Briton is hopeful of another strong face at the Japanese Grand Prix after his P3 in Australia.

“If we look back to Suzuka last year, it was one of our best weekends: two cars on the podium, just the Red Bull ahead of us,” Norris said.

“I think it is clear that Red Bull are maybe two steps ahead of us and Ferrari one step, but when you get to a track that suits us, then I think we can be confident.

“We are very strong in the high-speed corners, which is why we were good here [Melbourne], but we lose a significant amount of time in the slow-speed corners.

“If we can improve on that just a little bit, then most weekends I would say I would be confident that we could compete for podiums and good points.

“We are missing a few little things, but we are working and as soon as we do that, things will click.”