Lando Norris joked that Max Verstappen should go into comedy after the Red Bull driver claimed he would have won this year’s F1 world title sooner if he was driving in a McLaren. Verstappen sealed his fourth successive world championship in Las Vegas last weekend, with Norris now unable to catch him with two rounds remaining in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

Max Verstappen was both taken aback and impressed as Sky F1’s Craig Slater showed off his fresh haircut inspired by the Red Bull driver’s latest title triumph. Verstappen ensured his status as a four-time World Champion last time out in Las Vegas,

Verstappen responded with the greatest display of his F1 career. In rainy conditions, he charged through to victory, taking the lead at the same moment Norris slid down the order after a mistake at Turn 1. A symbolic moment of the diverging paths of their title aspirations.

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen feels he would have won this years F1 title much earlier if he was in a McLaren; watch the Qatar GP Sprint weekend live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday, with the Sprint at 2pm on Saturday,

Lando Norris has dismissed as “comedy” a reported claim by Max Verstappen that he could have secured the Formula 1 title earlier if he’d had the same McLaren car as Norris, his closest challenger

Lando Norris has suggested Max Verstappen consider a career in comedy after the quadruple world champion claimed he would have also won this season's Formula One title if driving a McLaren or a Ferrari instead of a Red Bull.

DOHA–Lando Norris has suggested Max Verstappen consider a career in comedy after the quadruple world champion claimed he would have also won this season’s Formula One title if driving a McLaren or a Ferrari instead of a Red Bull.