Overview

• Norris trails teammate Oscar Piastri by nine points with 10 races remaining as the season resumes at Zandvoort.
• He has won three of the last four rounds, including a Hungary victory delivered by a one-stop gamble after a poor start.
• Addressing Jolyon Palmer’s comments, Norris says his surge reflects hard work, improved driving and sound calls rather than fortune.
• He highlights a China sprint qualifying lock-up and his Montreal clash with Piastri as major lost points but says he carries no regrets, only lessons.
• Norris adds that both McLaren drivers are weighing risk versus reward more carefully when racing each other for the championship.