Norris Seeks Noble Battle

British ace wishes to clinch title on merit without bad luck hitting leader Piastri

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MONZA - Lando Norris believes that he can still win the Formula One title, despite his Dutch Grand Prix going up in smoke last weekend, and would not wish similar misfortune on championship-leading McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.

He is now 34 points behind the Australian with nine rounds, including the Sept 7 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, remaining. Piastri has seven wins to Norris' five for the season and won at Zandvoort on Aug 31 after Norris stopped with a mechanical problem while in second place.

"I can still win the championship without anything happening (to Piastri)," the Briton, 25, told reporters at Monza on Sept 4. "That's the way I wish to do it.

"It would certainly make my life easier if there were just some more drivers in between, every now and then. The thing is, we're so dominant as a team and that almost makes my life harder."

McLaren have finished one-two in seven of the 15 races so far and have won the last five in a row. Piastri, 24, is the only driver to have scored points in every race.