Lando Norris comments about Max Verstappen say it all amid F1 title race

He dominated the Singapore Grand Prix and finished 21 seconds up of Max Verstappen, but inactive Lando Norris lone gained 7 points connected his Formula 1 rubric rival

Lando Norris insisted helium won't springiness up but admitted the Formula 1 rubric contention is retired of his hands.

That's contempt a ascendant thrust to triumph astatine the Singapore Grand Prix. The Briton finished 21 seconds up the roadworthy from Max Verstappen and it would person been astatine slightest 30 had helium not eased disconnected successful the last stages.

But lone closed the spread by 7 points - helium remains 52 adrift of the Dutchman with six rounds to spell and knows the gains indispensable beryllium bigger if helium is to drawback his rubric rival. Norris said: "If Max keeps finishing 2nd and Red Bull support doing similar they did this weekend, past thing much I tin do. So, conscionable absorption connected myself and absorption connected america arsenic a team. That's it.

"I inactive person a batch of points I've got to drawback up and it's not going to beryllium casual to bash it. It's against Red Bull and it's against Max, the astir ascendant pairing you've ever seen successful Formula 1, from past year. And that's not needfully changed successful presumption of... It's the aforesaid squad and it's the aforesaid driver. So, I person immoderate of the toughest contention that Formula 1 has ever seen successful the sport.

"We are doing a amended occupation arsenic a squad close present due to the fact that my car and our car is quicker than theirs. But that's conscionable recognition to the squad doing an astonishing occupation and being smarter and doing cooler things and creating mini DRS flaps and stuff, you know?

"So, it's conscionable due to the fact that that's the crippled and that's the radical we're up against, the radical who besides bash it and radical who make these things. So I'm moving my bosom out, I'm moving my butt off, to effort and marque definite that happens. He's trying to marque definite it doesn't happen. So we'll person to hold and find out."

Verstappen was again a antheral of fewer words arsenic his property league protestation against the FIA continued. He wants Red Bull to "come retired stronger" successful Austin adjacent clip retired erstwhile helium should person caller upgrades connected his car.

The Dutchman said helium was "pretty pleased" with the advancement his squad has made successful caller weeks, since a dire show astatine Monza. But helium added: "There is inactive a batch of enactment to do. We cognize that. Hopefully now, we tin truly kickstart things."

Reflecting connected however the Singapore play went, Verstappen continued: "Compared to the commencement of the weekend, we improved rather nicely. I deliberation that's been large for america arsenic a team. On a way that we cognize we're not performing usually the best. I'm blessed with 2nd today.

"I would accidental [the car was astatine its best] astatine the end, the past fewer laps. I deliberation it was feeling a small spot better. But yeah, overall, rather a lonely contention for me. We ever privation to bash amended and we'll analyse a batch and hopefully we'll travel retired stronger successful Austin and from determination onwards more."