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 quipped Max Verstappen could have a great comedy career after his bold title claim involving McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.

Max Verstappen said he would have won the 2024 F1 title in a McLaren after he secured a fourth consecutive championship in Las Vegas; watch Qatar GP Sprint weekend from Friday at 1.30pm, with Sprint Qualifying at 5.

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,

Lando Norris has suggested that Max Verstappen would not have won the world championship if faced with the same circumstances that the British star had been handed. The pair, while friends off-track,

Lando Norris has pointed at some of his McLaren MCL38 F1 car's problems that prevented him from performing well in Las Vegas.