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Lando Norris said he won’t dwell on the technical failure which put him out of the Dutch Grand Prix.
He was on course to finish second behind championship rival Oscar Piastri when he suffered an apparent power unit failure. Having been on course to fall 16 points behind his team mate he is now 34 adrift.
“It hurts to lose… it would have been 18, 19 [points], whatever it is for second place to first, so a seven-point deficit,” Norris told Sky. “So it would’ve been smaller.”
However he said he was encouraged by his pace in the race. He regained the position he lost to Max Verstappen early on and chased Piastri until his car broke down.
“The pace is there,” he said, “I was quick today. I mean, it’s impossible to overtake here, so [with] a good race today all I was really hoping for was to be safe within five seconds for the most part of the race.
“I was happy that I could stay within one-and-a-half, two for the majority. It doesn’t look it, but that’s an impressive race around here from our side with how much dirty air [there is] and you struggle with the tyres and tyre temperatures while following.
“So it was a positive race, but it didn’t mean anything. I couldn’t get past, Oscar drove a good race, he deserved it today. But it’s just not my weekend.
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“I was unlucky yesterday with the fight for pole, unlucky today, but that’s life, I just take it on the chin and move on.”
This is the second time this year Norris has failed to score points in a grand prix. He also retired in Canada after colliding with Piastri.
However with nine rounds remaining he still has a chance to get back in the fight for the championship. “I just have to keep fighting, keep doing what I can,” he said.
“I was quick today, I thought I could fight for a win,” he said. “If you’re fighting for a win around here, that’s normally just a good job already.
“So I’ll take the positives, I’ll try to bounce back. I’ve got tough competition, so it’s never going to be easy, but I’ll really make sure I do everything I can.”
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