Lando Norris has c💯onfessed he has “sometimes lost out” due to a lack of aggression.

The F1 Mexico City Grand Prix, and last week’s race in Texas, were dominated by b𒐪attles between McLaren’s Norris and his championship nemesis Max Verstappen.

✅A drivers’ briefing in Mex🌸ico was reportedly consumed by discussion - including the FIA - about the rules of engagement.

Verstappen was then penalised twice for separate incidents wi🍰th Norris in the Mexico City Grand Prix, which Carlos Sainz won.

“I knew what to expect,” Norris said.

“I didn't want to expect such aꦿ thing, because I respect Max a lot as a driver,ꦇ but I was ready to expect something like this.

“This is not very clean driving, in my opinion, but I avoided it, a♏nd🔯 it was a good race.”

Norris 𒁏finished second in Mexico, behind Sainz, reducing Verstappen’s lead in the drivers’ championship by 10 points.

Heading into the Sao Paulo Grand Prix🦩 this weekenꦿd, Verstappen leads Norris by 47 points. Four rounds remain.

Verstappen’s driving style has become more scrutinised as his championship grip has been tesꩵted by Norris.

“I've always fought fairly. That's who I am,” Norris insis♑ted.

“That's who I am🗹 as a racer. That'🍸s my way of driving every day.

“Maybe sometimes I've lost out because I've been too fair and not aggressive enough. And that's where I have to find a betteౠr balance.

“And those are the things, the changes I've said I've had to change since last weekend and the course of this year, that when you're racing these top guys, you learn 🐓things and you have to understand better these balances of attacking, defending, risk management, aggression, all of those types of things.

“For me, I don't need to worry about them. I🍰t's got nothing to do with me, in a way.

“I mean, I'll d𒊎o what I can. I'll race fairly. If he doesn't, then things will go like they diꦰd today.

“But I think he wants to race fairly. I ꦗhope he does.

“I think he enjoys those moments, too, when it's a fair battle, but... Yeah, all I can do is keep doing♏ what I'm doing. I feel like I'm doing a good job and we'll see what happens.”

Norris described his role in the Turn 7 𝔉incident with Verstappen in Mexic🙈o.

“You can see hoꦦw far he went off the track,” the McLar♌en driver said.

“Yeah, I didn't🎉 need to let Max through. I was ahead at the apex of 4.

“I had to avoꦯid him crashing into me, and then 7 was the same thing again.

“The thing is, what Iও didn't understand, like what ✱didn't come earlier, was he overtook off the track.

“It was also overly aggressive an💛d those types of things, but he overtook off the track.

“I don't know what the wording of the penalties are and those types of things, but he says he drives to theꦑ rules.

“That was his main thing he said after last weekend, and today he took by going forwards off the tr෴ack. We'll🌃 see.

“Max🧸 will be back next weekend and I expect just more tough battles.”