Lando Norris believes his McLaren team were simply “not ready” to win an F1 drivers’ championship this year after Max Verstappen sealed the title in Las Vegas. Verstappen finished fifth, a spot above Norris, in Sin City and now has an unassailable lead in the drivers’ championship with two races left.

Lando Norris praised newly-crowned Formula One champion Max Verstappen after his chances of a maiden Formula One title were shattered at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sunday. The McLaren driver needed to outscore Verstappen by at least three points to take the title race into the Qatar GP next week.

Lando Norris has admitted it 'hurts' having to congratulate Max Verstappen after the Red Bull driver won the F1 Drivers' Championship for the fourth year in a row. Verstappen was crowned champion after finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix,