'Doing my best' Norris shrugs off lost chance to bridge gap

Lando Norris dismissed suggestions he should have taken greater advantage of a chance to narrow the gap to his title rival Oscar Piastri after the Australian crashed out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the British driver insisting he did not care how his performance was evaluated.

- Giles Richards

The race was won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen but behind him Piastri crashed on the opening lap. Norris, who trailed his McLaren teammate by 31 points going into the meeting, started in seventh but finished only in the same position, taking just six points from Piastri.

Norris rubbished accusations that he had missed his chance to put a major points swing on his competitor. "I'm doing the best I can in every race," he said. "Every race I finished second or worse this year was an opportunity lost. I don't really care how people look at it."