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.

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.”

DOHA - McLaren’s Lando Norris took pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint on Nov 29, with Mercedes’ George Russell denying the Formula One leaders a front row lockout by pushing Oscar Piastri down to third.