Norris ended his losing streak at the 110th attempt in Miami a fortnight ago - celebrating with a 24-hour party that took in two rounds of golf at Augusta National.
Norris trails Verstappen by 53 points after the opening six rounds but, speaking ahead of this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, he said: "Does it give me more hope that I can challenge them (Verstappen and Red Bull)? One hundred percent.
"We had an upgrade in Miami and it helped us but even without the upgrade we would have been good there.
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