Lando Norris insists he can still win the Formula One world championship despite his bad luck at the last race in Zandvoort.
Running in second place behind teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri last Sunday, Norris’s McLaren car suffered an oil leak, due to a chassis issue, and he was forced to retire with eight laps to go.
The DNF result cost Norris 18 points in the title race and he now trails Piastri by 34 points with nine races to go.
Yet speaking ahead of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza this weekend, the last race of the European season, Norris refused to be too downbeat as he eyes a comeback against the man on the other side of the garage.
“The team have absolutely done a good job, it’s more unfortunate timing for this to happen in my most important year in For