Norris still believes he can retain his F1 title

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Aug 21 : Lando Norris still believes he has a chance of successfully defending his Formula One title, even though he says he is not currently in the championship chase.The McLaren driver, who qualified on the front row for Saturday's Dutch Grand Prix sprint race, starts the second half of the season in fifth position overall and a mighty 91 points behind Mercedes' championship leader Kimi Antonelli.With a maximum 12 rounds to go, and possibly only 11 if the last two Middle Eastern races have to be cancelled and replaced by one final European grand prix, closing the gap and overtaking the Italian looks a tall order.It is still mathematically possible, however, and Red Bull's four-times champion Max Verstappen came back from 104 points behind Norris' teammate Oscar Pi