LUSAIL, Qatar — Lando Norris disagrees with Max Verstappen’s belief he would have won the Formula One world championship earlier had he been driving a McLaren, saying the Dutchman “should start doing comedy or something.”

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 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.

Lando Norris has rubbished Max Verstappen’s claim that he would’ve won the F1 world championship 'sooner' if he drove a McLaren. Norris, 25, could not stop Verstappen, 27, from clinching his fourth successive F1 world title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix last Sunday.

Lando Norris plays down his losing battle with the Red Bull driver: “Nobody in F1 could have recovered from a deficit like the one I had.”

Lando Norris has suggested Max Verstappen “should start doing comedy” after the newly-crowned world champion said he would have won the title earlier in a McLaren. Verstappen secured his fourth drivers’ championship in a row in Las Vegas last weekend,

Lando Norris says Max Verstappen "should start doing comedy" after the Dutchman suggested he could have won the world title in Norris' McLaren.

Lando Norris quipped Max Verstappen could have a great career as a comedian after claiming his F1 2024 title win would have come sooner in the McLaren. After a dominant start to the season for Max Verstappen,