Norris said it had been “surprisingly easy” to put the disappointment of Zandvoort behind him before arriving at Monza.

“It’s been one of the things I’ve been working on a lot away from the track, separate from my driving and just the general stuff,” he said.

“There’s a change and there’s definitely things I’ve improved on. It doesn’t mean that I don’t get annoyed and frustrated when I don’t do well and I make mistakes and I lose out on pole or don’t win races.

“I still get frustrated by those moments and I still get down and whatever, but something I’m much better at now is dealing with it and not letting it affect anything else.

“So it’s, yeah, surprisingly easy probably for myself to put it behind and look ahead to this weekend, so that’s what I’m excited for.”

As for his campaign for the championship, he said that he wanted to try to claw back the deficit without Piastri suffering any misfortune himself.

“I just wish that I can find that last little bit that I can still win the championship without anything happening. That’s the way I wish to do it,” he added.

“I can’t do a lot more because I feel like I’m doing already everything I can, so it’s not like this was a trigger and now I can suddenly start doing more.

“If I lose the championship by those points, then I just have to keep my chin up, my head held high and try to do it again next year.

“I can’t dwell on those moments too much, it’s not anyone’s direct fault. Even if it was, I just have to take it on the chin and move on, so that’s all I’m trying to do now.

“In the end, if he’s done a better job, I give credits to him and I say he’s done a better job. That’s just how I am.”