"Sometimes I have excuses for things, I’m never proud of using any of them – and 95% of the time I think that I can do a better job, no matter what it was."
These words from Lando Norris – published this week on the official Formula 1 website from an interview conducted ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix – have only acquired more resonance given the eventful waters that have flowed under the bridge since they were first uttered nearly a month ago.
