He passed the Mercedes driver on the outside of the right hander at Luffield, closing in on both Red Bull’s and Ferrari’s battling in front. Watching the fight back, Norris said: “Look at this beautiful. Oh my God, I should be the eight times world champion.
“It was a lot of fun. It’s a cool track to be able to do these kind of things.” Jenson Button responded: “I think Lewis learned from that because he did the same thing with Charles [Leclerc] later on in the race.
Norris added: “He did I was watching. I was like ‘oh he’s copying me’. Damon Hill then asked Norris whether he was worried the twi would make contact.
But, the Briton simply responded: “Yeah but you’ve got to have faith in the people you know. That’s what you really enjoy about racing is when you;ve got faith with these people who respect you.
