Lando Norris retired from the Dutch Grand Prix on Lap 53 after reporting smoke from his cockpit, having started second and trailing teammate Oscar Piastri by 1.5 seconds. Oscar Piastri won from pole in a race that featured two safety car periods and extended his lead over Norris to 34 points with nine races remaining. Norris called the retirement unlucky, said he would "take it on the chin," and vowed to try to win every remaining race. Norris praised Piastri's consistency, acknowledged the difficulty of closing the gap, and lost second to Max Verstappen on the opening lap.
It wasn't my fault, so there's nothing I can really do. It's just not my weekend. A little bit unlucky yesterday with the wind [in qualifying] and unlucky today. Tough one. Of course, it's frustrating. It hurts a bit for sure in a championship point of view. It's a lot of points to lose so quickly and so easily. That's life, so that's why I just take it on the chin and move on.
I have a good teammate, he's strong, he's quick in every situation, every scenario. It's hard to get things back on someone who is just good in pretty much every situation. It certainly hasn't helped. It's a lot of points to lose so quickly and so easily. Nothing I can control now, just take it on the chin and move on. But it's almost a big enough gap now that I can just chill out about it and just go for it.
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