Lando Norris has many times been regarded as a future world champion. Many believe him to be Lewis Hamilton’s successor in a similar way that Sebastian Vettel continued Michael Schumacher’s legacy. Yet Lando Norris bowed to Max Verstappen’s robotic supremacy and gave Lewis Hamilton a cold shoulder. Why did Norris do this? What did he say about Max Verstappen’s supremacy?

Lando Norris was full of praise for Lewis Hamilton in a recent interview. The McLaren driver explained his relationship with the 7X champion. Norris expressed how he respects Hamilton a lot and how the 38-year-old has been like an inspirational figure for him. Nevertheless, Lando Norris paid his due respect to Max Verstappen and bowed down to his dominance. He explained how the Dutchman is one of the best drivers in F1 and it’s impossible to beat him with ease.

According to F1maximaal.nl, when asked if he was as fast as Verstappen, Norris said, “I’d like to believe that, but it’s hard to say. I’m not so confident as to say yes, easy. I think this is impossible. I don’t think anyone can ever say: I can easily beat Max. That is impossible. Max is one of the best drivers ever in Formula 1. Even if he wins, be glad you got to witness it. Because I don’t think there are many people who can do the same.”

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Despite the fact that McLaren has made huge leaps since the start of the year, Lando Norris, despite the fighting spirit, succumbs to the reality of being slower than Red Bull. Let’s see what the young Brit had to say. 

Despite the fiery threat, Lando Norris accepts the Max Verstappen reality.

Lando Norris had advised how he would do his best and put up a fight against Max Verstappen in an attempt to snatch victories away from the Dutchman. Nonetheless, Norris did accept the reality i.e. Max Verstappen and Red Bull outright pace. Just being competitive isn’t enough to bear Max Verstappen as Norris advised that a reliability issue or loads of luck will be required to do so at the moment.

According to total-motorsports.com, Lando Norris said, “You’ve got to have a lot of luck or something’s got to happen to Max [Verstappen] from a reliability point of view for it to happen. I think it’s going to be hard for us to win at this point, I don’t have the confidence to say that we can race him outright.”

What do you think? Will McLaren be able to challenge the Red Bulls anytime soon?

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