Norris: 'I know I get a lot of crap for not winning with this car'

"I've only won one race. One race is still amazing, but I think everything becomes relative to what you know you're able to achieve. I think the reason I was just a bit more frustrated last weekend is because that small thing cost me," Norris began to explain to GPblog among others ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.

"My starts have been good, so it's not like I can even say, 'oh, I've messed up the whole thing'. I know I get a lot of crap for potentially being in a quicker car and not winning a race. But there's many cases where people are in quicker cars and don't win races. There's a little bit more nerves and things that come with it. But honestly, that had no effect. When I'm in the position and you think that the light's coming out, you don't care about it," he continued.

"By that point, the outside world has no influence on what I did or what I choose to do or how I react. And if anything, some of my best races have been those ones. It's definitely a bit more nerves, but I'm sure if, like, I compare my Sochi radio to now, it's completely different. I was very happy to not even think about trying to race the Mercedes and just thinking about Max," the one-time Grand Prix winner explained his thoughts during the race.

"I think I'm much more calm and relaxed, actually in this position than what I was a few years ago," Norris added, but he also underlined he is not yet satisfied. "I'm definitely not saying I'm perfect. I have plenty of things I need to work on. From an outside influence of being in this position, you're just more hungry to win. And therefore, you're more disappointed when you don't. I think it's as simple as saying that. And winning [in] Formula 1 means an incredible amount because that's what I've dreamt of doing since I was a kid."