Lando Norris will be better than ever after his title hopes were dented by a devastating engine failure at the Dutch Grand Prix, believes Andrea Stella.

Norris now trails team-mate Oscar Piastri by 34 points with nine rounds of the championship remaining after his engine packed in seven laps from the end of Sunday’s race.

The 25-year-old was set to come home second behind the Australian and limit Piastri’s lead to 16 points but is now left with an uphill battle to win his maiden championship.

Norris vowed to give everything he has to try and claw back the gap, with 249 points to fight for, and Stella believes the Dutch disappointment may unlock the very best from the British driver.

“If anything we may see even a better version of Lando because now is the time to extract if there

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