Lando Norris: The McLaren Formula 1 team is being held back by just "a big problem".

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Lando Norris: The McLaren Formula 1 team is being held back by just

Norris says he is facing a fundamental lack of grip with his new MCL 36.

"Downforce - just the overall grip is quite a simple thing," he said ahead of the Saudi GP. “There are times when the balance is in a good place, but if the balance is in a good place but you are slow, it is quite a simple thing that you need.

“There are loads of problems. I think it's a big problem that is very expensive in the world of Formula 1 because you only need downforce, and that's what we're struggling with at the moment. That's what we need to work on."

Norris said the team was initially left scratching its head about the lack of pace in Bahrain, in what appeared to be a strong first Test at Barcelona.