Lando Norris faces an uphill battle in his bid for the Formula 1 world title after he retired from the Dutch Grand Prix that his teammate and rival won.

Norris started second on the grid at Zandvoort and trailed Oscar Piastri by just 1.5 seconds before he was forced to retire on Lap 53 of 72 when he reported smoke from his cockpit.

Piastri went on to win Sunday's dramatic race in a pole-to-flag victory , despite two safety car periods, and increased the nine-point gap between the McLaren drivers to 34 in the drivers' championship with nine races remaining.

Norris said his retirement was "unlucky," but he has to "take it on the chin and move on."

"[I] just want to go have a burger and go home," he told reporters. "It wasn't my fault, so there's nothing I can really do. It's just not

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