Lando Norris is finding it “motivating” to race against Max Verstappen as the championship fight between the two continues to play out, with the pair having gone wheel-to-wheel during recent race weekends.
The battle took another turn last time out in Mexico after Verstappen received two 10-second time penalties following incidents with Norris before finishing the race in sixth place. Norris, meanwhile, crossed the line in second, meaning that he reduced Verstappen’s lead to 47 points.
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Reflecting back on last weekend ahead of the final round of the triple header in Sao Paulo, Norris commented: “It was a good weekend. The race itself, of course different things happened and I’m just happy we made it to the end of the race.
“It was a strong race with good race pace, and reassuring coming into another weekend that we have that pace comparing to Ferrari. Nothing else changes, just heads down and hope for another good one.”
In terms of how he intends to fight Verstappen going forwards – and what their relationship is like now – Norris added: “I think the same, I’ve not spoken to him. I saw him this morning, we smiled. For me, it’s the same, it doesn’t change.”
