Lando Norris says what he won’t do to beat McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to F1 title

McLaren look certain to win both Formula 1 championships this year with the teams’ title all-but sewn up and Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri duelling for individual glory

One of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will surely win the F1 title this year(Image: Formula 1 via Getty Images)

Lando Norris is desperate for Formula 1 glory – but insists he is not willing to do anything to win. History is littered with World champions like Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna who were not afraid to bend rules in the pursuit of success.

Title-chasing McLaren duo Norris and Oscar Piastri have kept it clean so far this year, apart from a collision in Canada for which the Brit immediately accepted fault. Norris is often self-critical when he makes mistakes and that, he says, proves how much he wants to win.

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But he said: “I get upset sometimes and I get disappointed and I get angry at myself, and I think that shows just how much I care about winning and losing. But that doesn’t mean I need to take it out on Oscar. I just don’t get into those kind of things.

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“He is the guy I want to beat more than anyone else but, if I don’t beat him, then that’s just because he has done a better job. I will do it the way I believe is best for me, and just because one person did it a few years ago, it doesn’t mean you have to do that too.”