Lando Norris says he did not need a reminder of Max Verstappen’s quality after the four-time world champion upset the odds to win the Japanese Grand Prix. McLaren had won the opening two races of the season – one each for Norris and Oscar Piastri – and were fastest in every session at Suzuka until the final seconds of qualifying.

Lando Norris has opened up on the close encounter with Max Verstappen when he tried overtaking him at the exit of the pit lane.

Max Verstappen quipped that Lando Norris’s McLaren was “quite an expensive lawnmower” after their near miss at the pit exit during the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Red Bull driver Verstappen collected his first victory of the F1 2025 season in Sunday’s Japanese GP,