Norris made his Method 1 debut in 2019, which means he needed to wait 5 years to assert his first race win.
Earlier than this 12 months he had claimed eight second-place finishes and repeatedly confirmed his capability as a driver able to difficult on the high of the sphere.
Previous to this season, McLaren had gained only one race since 2012 – when Daniel Ricciardo gained at Monza in 2021 – however this 12 months they gained 5 grands prix with Oscar Piastri additionally profitable twice.
Norris believes he and the group have grown because the season has gone on.
“I really feel like since Zandvoort [the Dutch Grand Prix in August] I’ve accomplished near an ideal job,” he advised Sky F1.
“There are issues I want to enhance on as at all times, however I really feel like I’ve accomplished a very good job, particularly the second half of the season.
“The primary half we have been all of a sudden like ‘oh we’re preventing them [Red Bull]’. I do not suppose I or us as a group have been mentally prepared for preventing in opposition to the massive boys and execute completely.
“As a lot as we want to consider we have been prepared, we weren’t and we paid the value somewhat bit.”
