F1 Pundit declares Lando Norris ‘underestimated’ Max Verstappen in 2024 title fight
F1 presenter Martin Brundle was convinced that Lando Norris did not predict how Max Verstappen would be in the fight for the championship.
Lando Norris has found himself in contention for the F1 world champion for the first time in 2024. The British driver is competing against reigning world champion Max Verstappen. However, F1 presenter Martin Brundle reckons that Norris might’ve underestimated the Dutch driver.
Brundle recalled the Austrian GP, where Max Verstappen and Norris collided while battling wheel-to-wheel. The 65-year-old asserted that Lando Norris underestimated how aggressive the Dutch driver would be in such a tense situation.
We saw in Austria they tripped over each other, Lando underestimated his mate Max over how aggressive he would be in combat.
Martin Brundle highlighted that the McLaren star has learnt his lesson from that incident. Although, the F1 presenter insisted that Norris was going to remain in the learning curve for some time. As the 24-year-old has only started to win races in Formula 1.
He’s learned from that. He’s still on a slope like that in terms of learning. Winning races consistently, he’s just started doing that, leading from pole at the end of the first lap, he’s got that sorted out.
The 65-year-old pointed out that Norris does have the speed to fight for the championship with McLaren giving him a good car. However, Martin Brundle claimed that it would be difficult to predict how the 24-year-old will react if he comes close to winning the title till that moment comes, be it this season or next.
Certainly, Lando Norris is focused on defeating Max Verstappen for the 2024 title. The British driver has shown consistency in recent races. Norris would be looking to reduce the gap to the Dutch driver in the standings at the US GP this weekend. However, it remains to be seen how things pan out for the McLaren star in Austin.
Armaan Agarwal is a Formula 1 Sub-editor and Content Manager at Firstsportz. He has written over 2000 articles with hundreds of edited pieces under his belt. Armaan started his journey in the field of Motorsports journalism in 2017 when he created his own blog. He has played a pivotal role in the Motorsports team with his experience and passion. Armaan is known for his in-depth editorials which give readers a new perspective about the sport. He completed his graduation in Mass Communication from St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata and is now pursuing his post-graduation in Broadcast Journalism from the India Today Media Institute.
FirstSportz is the First Stop for all sports fanatics. We cover every sport which you might be looking for, like NFL, Golf, MLB, WWE Cricket, Football, Tennis, Esports, NBA, MMA and more…
