Norris says he must prove his ability to himself

Lando Norris says proving his ability to himself matters more than what other people can prove to him. “I prefer that I can do it,” he said.

He said he now questions himself less because he feels reassured he can achieve what he wants. Norris framed that change as confidence rather than pressure. People expect him and the team to perform every weekend, he said, and they should.

In 2025, after poor qualifying performances in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Norris called himself “useless” and said he did not know how to drive. He later won the 2025 championship by two points after a late-season recovery.

Norris said he had struggled to believe he could win an F1 race until he had done so, and found it hard to believe he could become world champion until he had won the title. He now has the confidence, he said, that he wishes he had earlier in his career.