SILVERSTONE, England — Lando Norris stated he’s fed up of constructing excuses for narrowly lacking out on wins after seeing British Grand Prix victory slip by his fingers.

Norris led the rain-affected race till the transfer again to dry tyres on the last spherical of pit-stops whereas main Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

Hamilton and Verstappen each pitted a lap sooner than Norris however took on completely different tyres. McLaren advised Norris over the radio he might both cowl Hamilton, and transfer onto the mushy, or Verstappen, and transfer onto the medium tyre.

Norris’ response urged he was unclear on the proper name.

“Hamilton…. I feel Hamilton,” Norris stated. “Or do you assume medium? I do not thoughts.”

McLaren opted to cowl Hamilton and put Norris on the mushy tyre, however a sluggish cease meant he emerged behind the Mercedes driver.

Norris finally obtained handed by Verstappen and needed to accept third place — the Englishman was visibly aggravated with himself after the race at squandering an opportunity to win his dwelling grand prix.

“So many issues had been going properly, and we threw it away within the last cease,” Norris stated. “It was one lap, but additionally I do not assume it was the lap.

“I feel even when I boxed on the right lap, our resolution to go onto the mushy was the flawed one, and I feel Lewis nonetheless would have gained it doesn’t matter what. Two calls from our facet value us all the pieces as we speak so, particularly right here, it is fairly disappointing.”

Norris claimed his first F1 win on the Miami Grand Prix at first of Might.

Since then, he is been within the operating for victory at Imola, Canada, Spain, Austria and now Silverstone however the second win has didn’t materialise.

“[We] don’t make the proper choices, however on the similar time I blame myself as we speak for not making a few of the proper choices,” Norris stated.

“I hate it. I hate ending on this place and having excuses for not doing a ok job.”