“Am I good enough for F1?” – Norris recalls mental health struggles

“Am I good enough for F1?” – Norris recalls mental health struggles

 

 

 

Norris has established himself as one of F1’s leading talents, a future world champion, alongside the likes of Charles Leclerc and George Russell.The 23-year-old has enjoyed two remarkable seasons for McLaren, consistently out-performing his machinery while destroying former teammate Daniel Ricciardo.F1 2023 driver line-up – who will underachieve?Video of F1 2023 driver line-up – who will underachieve?While the results have often always been there, Norris has revealed previously that it’s not always been plain-sailing.Norris has been very vocal in talking about mental health and how it has affected him during his time in motorsport.Norris revealed that he was “depressed a lot of the time” in his first year with McLaren in 2019.Due to his own struggles, Norris has urged people to talk more openly about it.In a recent interview with GQ Hype, Norris shed more light on his own experiences.“It was a choice [to speak about mental health], because I struggled quite a bit with it in 2019 and 2020,” Norris said.“I just didn’t know how to deal with it. I kept all of it inside and it really hurt my self-belief and self-confidence, which got to an all-time low.Related The six Red Bull F1 juniors that will race in F2 in 2023 Ferrari, Mercedes to overtake Red Bull with their F1 engine gains?“I doubted myself: ‘Am I good enough to be in F1? Can I come back from this?’“You’re never going to please everyone. There are people that support you and people that don’t. I know I’m doing the best I can.“A few people said that I had saved their life. That hits you pretty hard.”Norris will race for McLaren for a fifth straight season in F1 2023, teaming up with Australian rookie Oscar Piastri. 

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