Lando Norris puts in brilliant drive to land second spot in Chinese Grand Prix and put sprint race disappointment behind him... as Brit denies Red Bull another one-two after Max Verstappen secures his
Daily MailIt's fair to suggest that things are looking rather bleak when you are holding pre-race wagers with your team over how far you will finish behind your closest competitors. Max Verstappen took a dominant victory at the first Chinese Grand Prix in five years Lando Norris performed admirably to finish second ahead of Sergio Perez It was the perfect weekend for Verstappen who also won the sprint race on Saturday Perhaps it was that friendly bet within the confines of the garage over how close Norris could keep the nose of his car behind the bumpers of the Scuderia pair that spurred him on. This was one bet Norris was delighted to end up on the losing side of given it came as a result of a shock second place at yesterday's Chinese Grand Prix. Zhou Guanyu missed out on a points finish in his first home race at the Chinese Grand Prix The sight of the man stood next to Norris on the top step of the podium may be a tiresome one for some by now, but Verstappen is more than worthy of the adulation he is receiving. ‘Those kind of weekends are amazing to feel and to achieve what we did this weekend is fantastic.’ It has been 50 races since Lewis Hamilton was the one swigging champagne off the top step of the podium.