Lando Norris owns up to 'a couple of mistakes' after torpedoing his world championship hopes and insists Max Verstappen 'got a bit lucky' as the Dutchman closes in on another title
Daily MailLando Norris torpedoed his faint world championship hopes with a series of errors in a rain-soaked Brazilian Grand Prix won brilliantly by Max Verstappen. Norris started on pole but slid back to sixth while Red Bull's defending champion produced one of the drives of his life to triumph from 17th on the grid. Norris, who falls 62 points behind Verstappen with 86 remaining, surrendered his lead at the start, twice detoured off the Interlagos track at restarts, and paid the price for what turned out to be a badly timed pit stop. Lando Norris pictured on Sunday in Sao Paulo where he started on pole but finished sixth McLaren driver Norris fell further behind in the battle to be crowned F1's world champion Max Verstappen won Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix to move 62 points clear of rival Norris 'Max drove well and got a bit lucky,' said Norris, grudgingly.