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Lando Norris<\/a> has offered a remarkably philosophical take on his Formula One championship battle with McLaren<\/a> team-mate Oscar Piastri<\/a>, declaring that the outcome ultimately matters little because “in 200 years we will all be dead”.<\/p>\n Norris arrives at the final round before Formula One\u2019s three-week summer shutdown 16 points adrift of Piastri, whose title momentum surged after last weekend\u2019s rain-affected race in Belgium. Despite starting on pole, Norris was overtaken by Piastri in treacherous conditions.<\/p>\n With McLaren\u2019s current superiority, it is Piastri who has emerged as Norris\u2019s primary rival for this season\u2019s crown, holding six wins to Norris\u2019s four. When asked if he needs to get under the Australian\u2019s skin to secure his maiden F1 title, Norris replied: “I don\u2019t enjoy that. In 200 years no one is going to care. We\u2019ll all be dead.<\/p>\n “I am trying to have a good time. I still care about it, and that\u2019s why I get upset sometimes and I get disappointed and I get angry at myself. And I think that shows just how much I care about winning and losing. But that doesn\u2019t mean I need to take it out on Oscar. I just don\u2019t get into those kind of things.”<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n McLaren’s driver Oscar Piastri drives ahead of teammate Lando Norris (AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n Historically, intra-team title battles in F1 are fraught, but Norris maintains a pragmatic view. “Yes, he (Piastri) is the guy I want to beat more than anyone else,” he admitted. “But if I don\u2019t beat him, then that\u2019s just because he has done a better job. I will do it the way I believe is best for me, and just because one person did it a few years ago, it doesn\u2019t mean you have to do that, too. I don\u2019t really care about those things.”<\/p>\n At the Hungaroring on Friday, Norris demonstrated his prowess with an impressive practice double, narrowly beating Piastri by just 0.019 seconds in the first session before extending his lead to nearly three tenths later in the day. Norris has an unblemished record of never being out-qualified by a team-mate in his six previous visits to this circuit, a promising sign from his practice performance.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Lewis Hamilton<\/a>, a record eight-time winner and nine-time pole-sitter in Hungary<\/a>, struggled for pace. The 40-year-old, still seeking a podium in Ferrari<\/a> colours, complained his car didn\u2019t “feel good” and ran off track after a major lock-up in the first session, ending the day sixth, three tenths and three places behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.<\/p>\n![\"McLaren's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AUTO-PRIX-F1-BEL-1qjhbqef.jpeg\")
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