Lando Norris explains how he held off Lewis Hamilton to complete second in British GP

Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton went wheel to wheel in post-Security Automotive battle for second place; McLaren driver holds off seven-time world champion to complete second in British GP; Hamilton talks about how impressed he was by Norris race craft

Lando Norris says a key set-up choice proved essential in warding off Lewis Hamilton to say second place on the British GP.

The 2 British drivers went wheel to wheel in an exciting battle after a Security Automotive restart halfway by way of the race.

Norris discovered himself at a drawback with Hamilton having pitted for the quickest gentle tyres when the Security Automotive got here out whereas McLaren had put essentially the most sturdy however slower laborious tyres on Norris’ automobile.

However the 23-year-old confirmed magnificent defence over two laps to maintain the Mercedes behind because the pair ensured two Brits have been on the British GP podium for the primary time since 1999.

“It was a whole lot of enjoyable, Lewis was pushing for it,” Norris informed Sky Sports activities F1.

“We have been aspect by aspect for lots of it, we have been very shut across the again.

“I selected a barely decrease downforce [set-up] in comparison with what [team-mate] Oscar [Piastri] was on simply because I assumed come a racing scenario being that little bit faster on the straight may save me.

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McLaren’s Norris was in Positive spirits after ending second in his house race at Silverstone

“And while you see that little little bit of velocity I’ve on Lewis down the again straight, it saved me.

“I managed to maintain P2 due to that. It is little issues that you just perhaps typically do not find out about which you are very completely satisfied you made these selections.

“We have been simply extraordinarily fast within the high-speed [corners]. The automobile was on rails within the high-speed and we have been so fast.

“I managed to hole Lewis within the high-speed each time after which the slow-speed corners would come and he’d be again on me.

“If we might simply work on the slow-speed, we’ve a automobile that might simply combat for high 10, high 5 much more typically.”

Explaining the wheel-to-wheel battle from his aspect, Hamilton mentioned: “I threw it up the within into Flip Seven [Luffield] within the hope that lastly that was the one, that that is the second I will make it occur.

“I pressed the overtake button, [so did Norris] so we’re each happening the street with overtake however he had much less drag – he mentioned he had the smaller wing they usually simply began pulling. So I needed to again out.”

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Highlights from the British GP at Silverstone, as Max Verstappen regarded to safe a sixth consecutive race win

Hamilton impressed by Norris’ race craft

Hamilton and Norris’ duel down the {old} pit straight in the direction of Copse nook evoked reminiscences of his 2021 battle with Max Verstappen which led to contact and the Pink Bull driver crashing into the boundaries.

On Sunday, Hamilton and Norris left one another simply sufficient racing room and the seven-time world champion continues to be impressed by his compatriot’s race craft.

“He’s very gifted, naturally, as you’ll be able to see and I believe it is nice when you’ll be able to have shut battles like that and depend on the motive force that you just’re competing with to be laborious however truthful,” Hamilton mentioned.

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Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz displays on the British Grand Prix

“And so there was by no means a component or a second the place we thought we have been going to be coming collectively or something like that.

“After which that is what motor racing is all about. As [much as] he wished to carry on to second I wished to get that second. However it wasn’t meant to be at this time.

“So we simply get our heads down and maintain pushing and hopefully we’ll have some extra battles transferring forwards.”