Hamilton <\/a>more in 2026.<\/p>\nHamilton endured a miserable debut season with Ferrari, who were winless in 2025 as the 40-year-old Briton failed to finish on a grand prix podium for the first time in his illustrious F1 career.<\/p>\n
But Norris has tipped Hamilton to bounce back next season.<\/p>\n
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“We’ve had a good amount of battles already. I would love to race a bit more with Lewis,\u201d Norris told Sky Sports News. “Obviously, Ferrari struggled a lot more this year than I think everyone was expecting.<\/p>\n
“Lewis has proved himself to be probably the best of all time. Everyone knows if anyone can bounce back from difficult years, it’s Mr Hamilton, and I would love to race against him more.<\/p>\n
“It’s always a privilege that I get to race against someone that is the best in the world. You have got a good amount of those guys. You have Fernando [Alonso], Lewis, Max [Verstappen].<\/p>\n
“There’s a lot of us that want to climb in the footsteps of these other guys. George and Oscar [Piastri] are two of those and there’s so many guys on the grid.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A rare on-track battle between Norris and Hamilton in 2025<\/p>\n
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Norris ready to defend crown<\/p>\n
Norris is aware F1\u2019s rules reset has the potential to shake-up the pecking\u00a0 order and could knock McLaren off their perch, but he feels ready to fight to defend his world championship regardless of the competition.<\/p>\n
“Next year, everyone’s got an opportunity,” Norris said. “Everyone’s looking forward to it.<\/p>\n
“People want to come to take my crown, and I want to try to retain it. And I look forward to that battle.\u201d<\/p>\n
But first, the 26-year-old Brit is looking forward to having some time off where he plans to forget about being an F1 driver.<\/p>\n
“I will spend some time with my family, with my friends,\u201d Norris replied when asked what his plans are for the winter break.<\/p>\n
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“Everyone in the team have earned themselves a good break. Work starts even earlier next year than it normally does, by almost three weeks, so a much shorter holiday.<\/p>\n
“Just get out somewhere, enjoy some time away with my friends and family. And before I know it by the time I go ‘this is nice’, we’re going to have to get back to training and get ready for next season, but I’m looking forward to some good days off that everyone deserves.”<\/p>\n
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