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It was McLaren's first win in nearly three years and was a sign of the resurgence of the British team, a major force in Formula One during the 1980s and 90s.
Norris is now fourth in the drivers' standings, 53 points behind three-time world champion Verstappen while third-placed McLaren are a huge 115 points adrift of Red Bull in the constructors' table.
Asked if McLaren can mount a title challenge next season, Britain's Norris told F1: "100 percent. I am saying that still with my feet on the ground. I want to believe that we have two great drivers (Oscar Piastri is the other driver). We have an amazing team behind us and we are closer than ever.
"As much as I said at the beginning of this year we can win races, I should have the confidence to say next year we can go for the next step."
Norris was back at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, near London, on Thursday to celebrate his success with the wider team.
He accepted there remained a gap McLaren had to close to compete consistently with Red Bull and Ferrari.
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