Lando Norris has brushed off Max Verstappen’s claim the championship would have been over “a long time ago” if he was driving a McLaren, saying it fits Red Bull’s approach of “just talking nonsense.”

Lando Norris can become 2025 F1 world champion on Sunday at the Qatar Grand Prix, but how can he do it?

Starting from pole after setting a new track record, the McLaren driver led every moment of the 19-lap sprint on his way to securing his first win in any format since Zandvoort back in August.