Norris sees no issue with his P2 at Spa: 'Nothing to complain of'

18:06, 27 Jul

byOlly Darcy

Lando Norris said he had "nothing to complain of" after he missed out on victory at the Belgian Grand Prix behind his teammate Oscar Piastri.

After the hour-and-a-half delay to the Grand Prix due to the spray and visibility issues, the Brit, who started on pole position, could not hold onto the lead after the rolling restart, with teammate Piastri flying past him on the straight after Radillon.

Norris was unable to fight back on the hard tyres at the end despite showing superior pace in the final few laps, meaning he was unable to find his third consecutive victory, seeing his teammate extend his lead at the top of the drivers' championship.

After victories at the Austrian and the British Grands Prix, Lando Norris could not make it three wins ina row after finishing P2 at the Belgian Grand Prix

Norris unphased by P2 at Spa

"Oscar just did a good job (at the start). Nothing more to say. Committed a bit more through Eau Rouge, and had the slipstream and got the run," Norris said to Jolyon Palmer in the post-race interviews.

"So nothing to complain of. He did a better job in the beginning, and that was it. Nothing more I could do after that point. I would love to be up top, but Oscar deserved it today."

There were quite a few mistakes from the 25-year-old while on the hard tyres, ultimately resulting in the Brit missing out on the chance to fight for the win at the end of the race.

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"It's shoulda, woulda, coulda," Norris continued after being asked about those mistakes.

"Oscar deserved it. I'm sure he made a couple of mistakes, so if he drove a perfect race, I couldn't have won today. I'll review my things.

"But I'm still happy for the team. Another one-two. I think our first here for many, many years. A well-deserved result for them and Oscar, too."

But with just 16 points separating Norris and Piastri going into the Hungarian Grand Prix, the title battle is still mightily close.

"Budapest is one the best ones for me, in terms of just what I've done there in the past years, and it's where I started my Formula 1 career. So, always good memories, and normally one that suits me a bit better than Spa.

"I'm happy with today. Slightly disappointed, but of course looking forward to next week," concluded Norris.