Lando Norris set to 'detach' to defeat Oscar Piastri to F1 title

Lando Norris has explained how his plan to "detach" from F1 will be key to aiding his pursuit of team-mate Oscar Piastri in the race for the world championship.

Norris goes into F1's summer break nine points behind Piastri after victory in Hungary, with it becoming clear that McLaren will have its first drivers' champion since Lewis Hamilton in 2008. 

The two are nearly 100 points clear of Max Verstappen in third place and have traded 11 of the 14 wins prior to the summer break, with Norris winning three of the last four races ahead of his team-mate in second. 

Earlier in the season, Norris was fiercely critical of himself following mistakes in qualifying and caused the first flashpoint between the title rivals after hitting Piastri in Canada. 

Since then, Norris has only been defeated by Piastri in Belgium, and believes that there is still room for improvement in some aspects of his driving once the season resumes.

"I mean, not really, my confidence is high and I feel good," Norris told Sky Sports F1 when asked if his Hungary victory had given him any extra confidence.

"I'm not lacking any of it, I don't think I need any of it, and I feel like I am getting a good amount out of the car, but could it be better? Yeah. 

"I still feel like there are some things I need to work on, yes, my start and lap one wasn't so good [in Hungary], but some of my lap ones have been fine, and my starts have been okay. 

"So there are some opportunities. I'm not making my life easy, I've just got to make it that little bit easier than what it is right now. 

"I'll enjoy a break, I'll detach and then spend some time with my team, trying to work on some things and trying to improve and see what I can do better.

"But both of us are accepting that one of us is going to win every round, and it is going to go to and fro for the rest of the year."