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The McLaren driver is 78 points behind Red Bull’s Verstappen with 10 races to go as the season resumes at this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, following the summer break.

Norris said: "I’m still very happy with how the season’s gone, but just one too many mistakes and a few too many points given away.

"Which is not the level I need to be at if I want to fight for a championship and fight against a driver like Max."

The 23-year-old Norwegian had been the heavy favourite to win gold at Paris 2024, but misjudged the race which allowed Hocker of the United States to claim top spot on the podium.

Ingebrigtsen ultimately ended that race in fourth as Great Britain's Josh Kerr and American Yared Nuguse also passed him in the closing stages of the race.

There were few signs of a hangover from Ingebrigtsen at Stade Olympique de la Pontaise as he powered to an emphatic victory in three minutes 27.83 seconds.

The world number one twice tested positive for clostebol - a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass - in March.

The Italian was cleared of fault or negligence by a tribunal last week, with the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) finding Sinner had been inadvertently contaminated with the substance by Naldi.

Naldi had been applying an over-the-counter spray - given to him by Ferrara - to a cut on his own hand before then carrying out treatments on Sinner.

A Republican senate candidate in Minnesota has taken a meandering path from sport into politics, where he has earned support from the far-right fringes.

Now he faces a difficult battle to enter Congress.

Royce White, a former standout basketball player, won the GOP primary on Tuesday, capturing 38.5% of the vote in a crowded eight-candidate field.