At the end of the Spanish Grand Prix, the McLaren driver was only two seconds behind the world champion.
The regretful pain that appeared on his face later expressed the fact that, in Norris’ own words, “I should have done better today.”
“We should have gotten some points back on Max,” he continued. In Canada (two weeks ago), there might have been a chance to defeat him. I’ve finished second in two races, while he has won.
However, Max must give up winning. Even though he is currently prolonging it, we cannot afford to allow him to get away with it. We would have won two races if I had made some better choices in Canada and had gotten off to a better start today.
“We have what it takes; it’s just about putting it all together.”
As a result, Norris behind Verstappen by 69 points. However, 2017 F1 season is the longest in history with 14 races remaining. Verstappen has a fourth title to lose, but it appears that Norris will be his opponent this year.