Lando Norris’s victory in the Dutch Grand Prix, a display of fighting spirit worthy of a world champion, was not only an epic finale for the meeting’s last entry on the Formula One calendar but, as the British driver feistily declared, also hopefully heralds what could be an equally heroic fightback in the world championship.
The task facing Norris is huge but as the season enters the run-in to the title, the McLaren driver knew he had to at very least chip away at championship leader Kimi Antonelli’s advantage. For a great swathe of the Dutch GP it looked beyond him, with the Italian teenager assured out front.
