Lando Norris reacts to ‘throwing away’ British Grand Prix: ‘I blame myself’

Lando Norris struggled to cover his disappointment after a late mistake value him victory on the British Grand Prix.

In a dramatic wet-dry race at Silverstone, McLaren driver Norris was main with 14 laps to go earlier than the ultimate spherical of pit-stops because the frontrunners pitted for dry tyres.

Norris, pitting a lap later than eventual race winner Lewis Hamilton, overran his pit field, leading to a gradual 4.5-second cease. By the point he re-entered the observe, Hamilton was main by two seconds.

Norris, who noticed a possible victory taken away from him final week too after colliding with Max Verstappen in Austria, finally completed third behind Verstappen at Silverstone.

“That essential determination on the finish made the distinction,” a devastated Norris mentioned afterwards.

“It was robust, it was enjoyable, difficult circumstances, it was on a knife’s edge, you’re risking quite a bit. A couple of too many letdowns.

“It’s nonetheless beautiful to be on the rostrum. I blame myself, I’m not making the best selections. I hate ending on this place and making excuses… if there’s one place I’d like the whole lot to go completely, it’s right here.”

Norris, talking later within the top-three press convention, insisted the timing of his pit cease – a lap later than Hamilton – was additionally key to shedding place to Hamilton as was the selection of tyre, and his devastation at one other victory passing him by was clear.

“I’ve had that quite a bit these days [close to winning], I hate saying it once more,” he mentioned.

“So many issues have been going properly. We threw it away within the remaining cease. It was one lap however even when I boxed [earlier], the choice to go to the softs was the flawed one.

“Two calls from our aspect value us the whole lot right this moment. Particularly right here, it’s notably disappointing.”

Having completed under Verstappen, Norris now trails the Crimson Bull driver by 84 factors on the midway stage of the season.