Lando Norris issues personal warning after British GP triumph

Lando Norris has issued a word of caution regarding his recent hot streak in F1, denying he has momentum on his side.

The McLaren driver prevailed at his home British Grand Prix on Sunday from Silverstone to close the gap to team-mate Oscar Piastri in the drivers' championship.

The deficit now reads just eight points at the halfway point in the season.

Norris benefited from a 10-second time penalty issued to Piastri at Silverstone, claiming the lead during the final pit stop phase of the race when Piastri served his punishment.

Having now claimed back-to-back victories, Norris maintains he is taking the title fight one race at a time.

“It's tough to say,” Norris told media including RacingNews365. “You can always class it as momentum or whatever, but I don't think that way.

“It’s whatever you want to believe in the end of the day. I think it's still just one race at a time. 

“Obviously, I had a good race last weekend and we had a good battle, and we got close, and I was looking forward to another good battle.”

The gaps between Norris and Piastri have been close all through the season as both pursue their first F1 titles.

Norris highlighted the tight battles take their toll and result in “exhausting” weekends as they hunt for every last millisecond.

“I give my credit to Oscar at the same time because he drove an extremely good race. But it’s two wins, but they've not come easy by any means. 

“We've had good fights, but they're pretty strenuous, exhausting weekends because you're fighting for hundredths and thousandths, and you're fighting for perfection every session and I’m against some pretty good drivers. 

“It takes a lot out of you, especially when you have a race like today. 

“I've had two good weekends and, of course, I would love to continue that momentum, but it still requires more consistency. 

“Two weekends doesn't mean anything otherwise. And I just need to keep it up and keep working hard.”