Lando Norris should’ve stood up for himself instead of falling back in line with Max Verstappen after his clash with the Red Bull driver at last year’s Austrian Grand Prix, says Anthony Davidson. Although F1 2024 initially looked set to be another Max Verstappen romp as he won seven of the opening 10 Grands Prix,

Lando Norris now “knows exactly how to deal” with Max Verstappen after his battles with the Red Bull driver across the F1 2024 season. That is the claim of McLaren boss Zak Brown, who is certain that Norris will “perform differently” against Verstappen ahead of a potential F1 2025 rematch.

McLaren driver Lando Norris has previously refused to accept that Max Verstappen is the dominant force in F1 because he’s simply a better driver. The Red Bull man eventually finished 63 points clear of Norris in the drivers’ standings, winning a fourth consecutive world title with two races to spare.