Norris title bid a huge challenge but not ‘impossible’ – Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton believes that whereas it will likely be a monumental problem, it’s “not not possible” for Lando Norris to defeat Max Verstappen within the 2024 Method 1 title race.

Because the season heads into its last stretch of ten races, Norris sits 78 factors behind Verstappen, who stays the favourite to safe his fourth Drivers’ championship.

Nonetheless, McLaren’s resurgence in 2024 has seen Norris emerge as certainly one of Verstappen’s closest challengers. The staff’s improvement all through the season has introduced the Woking-based outfit inside putting distance of Crimson Bull, now solely 42 factors behind within the constructors’ standings.

Norris has claimed however a single win thus far this season – in Miami – however the Briton’s exceptional consistency and string of podium finishes has stored him within the title battle.

In distinction, Verstappen has dominated with seven wins however has did not safe victory within the final 4 races, indicating that the competitors – and particularly McLaren – is perhaps closing in on the reigning world champions.

“It’s been a minute since I used to be preventing for the championship, however I feel there was a time after I was right here the place I used to be 40 or one thing factors behind,” Hamilton informed the media final trip at Spa-Francorchamps.

“70 [78 points more specifically] is a giant quantity whenever you’re in opposition to a automobile that has most likely a really, very near 100% document.

“I feel it might have dropped down barely in one of many races when Max’s engine stopped. However in any other case, they’re a really, very extremely performant staff.

Regardless of the numerous factors hole, Hamilton believes there is a glimmer of hope for Norris.

“It isn’t not possible, however it’s a very, very excessive, large problem and process however completely not not possible,” mentioned the 39-year-old.

“They’ve bought two very sturdy drivers which might be in a position to compete in opposition to, in the end, at the moment, within the championship, one automobile that’s actually up there, doing loads of the point-scoring on the opposite aspect.

“So that they’ve bought one thing they will work with for positive.”

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