Lando Norris believes he can perform better in qualifying this weekend but says it will be difficult for McLaren reach Q3 for the second race in a row.

“I feel a bit more confident in general just because of my driving, not because we’re loads quicker, as a team. So I feel like maybe I can do a better job.

“We don’t know, it’s looking close again between all the midfield teams. I think the top three are probably still going to have a slight advantage over everyone else. But I feel confident in my driving.”

“You can see from Mercedes now, we’re almost as fast as them which I don’t think is true. And Ferrari look very good. I’m sure the other teams have got quite a bit to come.

“The only thing I can guarantee is it’s going to be very close between the whole midfield. But I feel more confident than what I did mainly because I know obviously compared to what I did in Australia, I feel a bit more confident than then so look forward to tomorrow and into qualifying.”