‘Talking nonsense’ – Lando Norris fires back after Max Verstappen’s title jibe

Verstappen claimed he would have won the drivers’ championship “easily” if he was racing for McLaren.

Lando Norris hit back at Max Verstappen’s dig that he would “easily” have won the world championship for McLaren by claiming there are things his rival “doesn’t have much of a clue about”.

On the eve of the penultimate round of the season in Qatar, Red Bull’s Verstappen threw shade at Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri when he said the title battle would be over if he was driving their car.

Piastri won Saturday’s sprint race from pole position to reduce Norris’ championship advantage from 24 points to 22. Norris finished third, a place ahead of Verstappen, who is now 25 points adrift of the British driver.

Norris will secure his first world title on Sunday if he outscores Piastri by fo