Newly topped F1 world champion Lando Norris has admitted he wish to race extra with Lewis Hamilton.
Norris completed third within the last race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and took the 2025 title by simply two factors from Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen, clinching his first F1 world championship.
The McLaren driver grew to become the eleventh Briton to win the F1 world championship, however hopes to compete additional with seven-time world champion Hamilton in 2026.
Hamilton had a disastrous debut season with Ferrari, with the 40-year-old Briton failing to succeed in a grand prix podium for the primary time in his illustrious F1 profession, leaving him winless in 2025.
Nonetheless, Norris hinted that Hamilton may bounce again subsequent season.
“We have had fairly a couple of battles already. I might wish to race Lewis somewhat bit extra,” Norris instructed Sky Sports activities Information. “Clearly, I feel Ferrari has struggled extra this yr than anybody anticipated.
“Lewis has confirmed that he’s in all probability the most effective of all time. Everyone knows that if anybody can bounce again from a troublesome yr, it is Mr. Hamilton. I might like to race extra with him.”
“It is all the time an honor to race with the most effective gamers on this planet. There are quite a lot of them. There’s Fernando (Alonso), Lewis, Max (Verstappen).
“There are quite a lot of gamers who wish to observe within the footsteps of different gamers, George and Oscar (Piastri) are two of them, there are quite a lot of gamers on the grid.”
2025: A uncommon on-track battle between Norris and Hamilton
Norris able to defend his title
Norris is aware of F1’s guidelines reset may shake up the pecking order and unseat McLaren, however feels he is able to struggle to defend his world championship, whatever the competitors.
“Everybody has an opportunity subsequent yr,” Norris mentioned. “Everyone seems to be wanting ahead to it.
“Persons are attempting to take my crown, however I wish to maintain it and I am wanting ahead to that struggle.”
However earlier than that, the 26-year-old Briton is wanting ahead to taking a break from being an F1 driver.
When requested about his plans for winter break, Norris mentioned, “I will spend time with my household and mates.”
“Everybody on the group has had loads of day without work. Subsequent yr we are going to begin work even sooner than normal, virtually three weeks early, and our trip might be a lot shorter.”
“Let’s go someplace and luxuriate in a while away from family and friends. And by the point we expect, ‘That is nice,’ we’ve got to return to coaching and put together for subsequent season, however we’re wanting ahead to having a superb break that everybody deserves.”
