Lando Norris shares emotions after Dutch disaster 'hurts' F1 title hopes

Lando Norris has expressed his hurt at his costly retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix but insists he will take the misfortune "on the chin" and move forward.

The McLaren driver was on course for second place at Zandvoort when the power unit in the back of his MCL39 appeared to give out on lap 65 of 72.

As a result of his DNF, the Briton has fallen to 34 points behind team-mate Oscar Piastri in the F1 drivers' championship hunt, when the deficit had looked set to grow to only 16.

After the race, Norris reflected on his bad luck when it mattered most over the weekend, maintaining he was powerless to prevent it.

When asked to talk through his emotions after what could prove to be a pivotal point in the title race, he explained that there was "nothing much" to discuss.

"It wasn't my fault, so nothing I can really do," the 25-year-old told media, including RacingNews365. "Just not my weekend.

"A little bit unlucky yesterday with the wind and unlucky today. So nothing much [to talk through]. I mean, yep, out of my control.

"So, tough one. Of course, it's frustrating. It hurts a bit. It hurts for sure in the championship point of view, it's a lot of points to lose so quickly and so easily, but it's nothing I can control now, so I'll just take it on the chin and move on."

'It was pretty instant' - Norris

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella was careful to avoid initially speculating about the cause of the issue with Norris' car, arguing it could be either chassis or power unit-related.

However, late on Sunday evening, the Woking-based squad did not confirm it was a problem with the former, absolving Mercedes of any fault.

This discovery will be a relief to the German marque, which has suffered a spate of problems over the course of the campaign.

It also comes after Norris radioed in to McLaren to inform the team of smoke in his cockpit shortly before pulling to the side of the track as the incident unfolded.

"There's nothing the team told me or said - I think it was pretty instant as well," the nine-time grand prix winner explained afterwards.

"So I don't know what the actual issue was, either - the engine just shut off and that was it."