Norris: One day my kids will say I won Monaco

MONACO -- Lando Norris said the "best bit" astir winning the Monaco Grand Prix is that 1 time his aboriginal kids volition beryllium capable to accidental helium did it.

Norris converted rod presumption to assertion his archetypal triumph astatine the thoroughfare circuit considered to beryllium F1's astir iconic contention venue.

The British driver, 1 of the ample contingent of the grid who unrecorded successful the principality, said it volition ever basal retired arsenic a vocation item nary substance what happens from here.

"I deliberation the champion spot is my kids 1 time volition beryllium capable to archer everyone that I won Monaco," Norris said successful the post-race quality league erstwhile asked however helium thinks it volition fertile whenever helium retires. "You know, that's astir apt the happening I'm astir arrogant about.

"I deliberation it volition beryllium up there, for sure, particularly due to the fact that of the play that it's been, you know? It's not conscionable the rod oregon conscionable the contention -- it was some unneurotic and I deliberation that's perfect, truthful regardless, I deliberation that's thing to beryllium precise arrogant astir for the remainder of my life. I deliberation it's a chill happening to say."

An added bonus for Norris was that Saturday's rod position was a thigh record.

With caller aerodynamic rules coming into unit adjacent season, wide thigh times are apt to dilatory down.

"As for my thigh clip yesterday, you know, it's precise improbable to beryllium beaten for a precise agelong time," Norris added. "Unless the way changes oregon whatever, hopefully that thigh clip lasts for a very, precise agelong time, truthful it's cool.

"Just the meaning, [the] history, the radical that person won present successful the past ... conscionable to know, successful 10 years time, I tin accidental I won Monaco that 1 twelvemonth -- oregon hopefully a fewer much -- but that 1 twelvemonth is thing I look guardant to saying."

The triumph moved Norris to 3 points down McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri successful the championship.