Norris: Sometimes it gets pretty scary, but it inspires.

      Lando Norris won the British Grand Prix, although it could be said that he was partly lucky since Oscar Piastri, his teammate at McLaren, received a penalty. However, when talking about his victory in his home race, Lando didn't mention this and attributed his success to other factors.

      Question: Congratulations – you won your home race! Just share how important this is for you...Lando Norris: Where to begin? The race was full of events, and I want to say that this victory is extremely important to me. After all, when you step onto the top of the podium after finishing your home race, it's always a very special moment.

      In other interviews, I’ve already said that my love for motorsport started at Silverstone. Years ago, I watched races on TV, races involving Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso... I believe, in 2008, that race was held in heavy rain – that’s when I truly became interested in Formula 1.

      Lewis won then, and I had a photo capturing him greeting the fans. That picture really conveyed the atmosphere at Silverstone, and I had dreamed about it for many years. And today, I experienced those same emotions myself and saw everything with my own eyes. Overall, it’s all incredibly amazing.

      There are so many people here, including my friends, my entire family, my brother, my sisters, my parents, grandmother, and grandfather. Everyone I could gather. So, of course, the feelings are even more intense than usual, that’s for sure. Plus, the race was tough.

      Question: This year, you managed to win some very important races, like Monaco and now the British Grand Prix. Do you feel that you are currently experiencing a very successful period in your career?

      Lando Norris: Hard to say. I don’t think so, although, of course, you can always call it a successful period or something else... Overall, I don’t know. Ultimately, it depends on what you choose to believe. I do believe that each race should be perceived individually.

      Obviously, I had a good race last weekend too; we fought hard, the competition was very intense, and I was looking forward to the next good race. I must also give credit to Oscar because today he drove exceptionally well.

      You see, these are two consecutive wins, but it’s by no means easy. We fought seriously; these weekends were very tense and exhausting because battles are fought for hundredths and thousandths of a second. In every session, we aim for perfection, and I compete against very strong drivers.

      You have to give your all, especially in a race like today’s. Of course, after two such good weekends, I’d like to keep the winning streak going, but to do that, I need to perform more consistently. Two weekends are just two weekends. I just have to keep going in the same way and work hard.

      Question: The race took an entirely unpredictable course: how difficult was it to make the right decisions at the crucial moments?

      Lando Norris: I think our team handled it excellently. I was satisfied with everything, and I believe we did everything correctly. Maybe we should have switched to intermediates a couple of laps earlier. But during the first part of the race, when Oscar and Max Verstappen were fighting so actively, I tried to be patient. I attacked not at full power, trying to save the tires when the rain resumed, although perhaps I shouldn’t have done that.

      Probably, I should have just attacked, because then we put on another set of intermediates. In such conditions, avoiding crashes is difficult – it seems obvious, but there were quite a few dangerous moments, including turn one and the second turn where aquaplaning occurred, as well as in ninth, where Isaac Hajar crashed his car.

      You just don’t realize that sometimes you are literally on the edge of a crash, and by trying to gain tenths or thousandths of a second, you could have spoiled everything. It’s a bit scary behind the wheel during moments like these, but in some ways, it’s even more inspiring.

      But you try to pull yourself together and act more carefully. Overall, it’s both frightening and motivating. Although such races are fun, they demand your full effort. Today, I had to make many decisions with the team, but we discussed everything beforehand perfectly and kept calm throughout the race. In the end, this approach paid off.

      Question: When you crossed the finish line, your radio voice sounded very emotional. Can we say that tears welled up in your eyes? What feelings did you experience in the final lap and when you saw the checkered flag?

      Lando Norris: No, there were no tears. I even tried to let tears flow, but it didn’t work. I don’t know. When I experience strong emotions, I don’t cry; I just smile. I’m feeling very happy right now, enjoying the moment. Maybe I wanted to cry because I thought the photographers could get some good shots. But no, instead, I just smile...

      Before the start, I even thought that today someone would win the race – there was no reason why it couldn’t be me. I probably had a better chance than most of my competitors. Before the race, it was sometimes hard for me to stay positive, and I never told myself that today would be my day. Honestly, I was even surprised when I woke up that morning with hope that I could succeed.

      When it was necessary, I could show good pace. And now I’ve joined the long list of winners who have previously won this race. Lewis has the most wins, but it’s great that I managed to join him and continue this British tradition...

      Perhaps this is my best victory. Maybe how I won isn’t perfect... Although, no, I wouldn’t say this is my best victory; that’s not true. But when it comes to how important it is to win a home race in front of your fans at my named grandstand, in front of family, friends, and the McLaren team, all of this makes the moment memorable and truly unique.

      Question: I’d like to ask about the new front suspension of your car: how much more confident do you feel in driving, considering you’ve already won twice with it, and there’s still half a season ahead?

      Lando Norris: Maybe you’re looking at this more positively than I am. Yes, it could’ve been worse. I think people talk about it too much – that’s my honest opinion. Perhaps the updated suspension helps in some way, but when I mention it, I mean that it helps shave off hundredths or thousandths of a second.

      I don’t know how to quantify this with numbers or provide specific data. I’ve already said that, from the team’s point of view, it might help boost my confidence, and I agree. I also believe that just my faith in the team, in their intentions, can help. But there are no guarantees. That’s all.

      Yes, since then, I’ve won two races. But I was also genuinely quick in Canada. Of course, I prefer to think that this is mainly due to my hard work at McLaren, working with my engineers and the many people around me.

      I attribute my success more to that than to some modifications in the suspension. I can just say that I believe I could’ve achieved the same results without it if I had returned the car to its previous configuration. Overall, I don’t know.

      I hope that someday we’ll conduct a comparative test, and maybe I’ll feel something. Maybe I won’t. The car performed well on several previous stages, but I think that’s more about my efforts to achieve better driving comfort rather than the numerous improvements made to the car’s design.

      But we did indeed improve the MCL39, including implementing updates last weekend, and it helps. We won this race with a 30-second lead; last weekend, we finished ahead of everyone by 20 seconds, so our car is genuinely good. But our successes are the result of multiple factors combined.