Norris, who set the race’s fastest lap to gain a bonus point, was followed home by team-mate Oscar Piastri, ensuring it was a case of damage limitation on a difficult weekend for McLaren.
As a result the team’s advantage over Ferrari in the Constructors’ Championship was trimmed from 36 to 24 points.
“I think we had to get everything out of it today, every point is going to matter at the end of the season as Ferrari are performing well,” Norris said.
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“But I’m hoping this weekend is a bit of an anomaly for us and we return a bit more back to our usual [pace] the next weekends. I don’t think our usual is quickest necessarily, I think it’s been us, Ferrari, Mercedes, Red bull, no-one knows who’ll be on top next weekend or the weekend after.
“It’s exciting for you guys, stressful and makes our life tough, and mine behind the wheel! But we’ll keep fighting, we have to, I think it’s [the Constructors’ fight] very much alive still, I’m confident we can still do it, but it’s not going to be easy by any means.”
