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.

Max Verstappen is officially Formula 1's fifth-ever four-time world champion after finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, one place ahead of rival Lando Norris

Despite Max Verstappen calling it a “challenging” season, Lando Norris reckons it was actually a “relatively easy” for the four-time World Champion given McLaren’s slow start. Verstappen secured his fourth successive Drivers’ Championship title under the lights in Las Vegas on Saturday night,