"I still have many more years in Formula One and I will still try and get as many more championships as possible. If I never do, I'm so happy, he said. If I don't achieve something again, I always have something that I'm very proud about. I know it's a huge achievement but it certainly hasn't taken away any ambition or desire to want to do it again."
"Norris faced some criticism last year that he did not possess the killer instinct vital in a tough championship fight, especially when compared with his uncompromising rival Verstappen. Norris, however, stuck to his claims that he wanted to prove he could win it his way by being a fair and honest driver. He proved the doubters wrong but in the buildup to the new season"
"It's quite clear that I have a different mentality and a different approach to what Max has. Good or bad, you decide, he said. There's a lot of things that I still admire in Max, and I wish I had a little bit more of that here and there. There's still plenty of things I want to work on and I want to be better on. The baseline level of where I'm at now is already pretty good."
Lando Norris enters the new Formula One season motivated to defend the world championship he won last year. The McLaren driver says his maiden title boosted his confidence but did not reduce his ambition to win more championships. Norris secured the title after a three-way battle with teammate Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, sealing victory by two points in Abu Dhabi. He acknowledged achieving a lifelong dream yet vowed to keep striving. He faced criticism for lacking a 'killer instinct' but insisted on winning by being fair and honest and proved doubters wrong. He accepts a different mentality from Verstappen, admires aspects of his approach, and aims to improve as the season begins in Melbourne on 8 March.
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