Max Verstappen said the “copying” he experienced from Lando Norris has to be taken as a “compliment”. While F1 2024 started with fresh Max Verstappen and Red Bull dominance, that momentum slowed with McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes all demonstrating race-winning pace. But, it was Lando Norris and McLaren who emerged as the fiercest threat.
A key race behind Norris’ title push was the Dutch Grand Prix where, in dominant fashion, he ended Verstappen’s perfect record on home soil, winning at Zandvoort by 23 seconds over Verstappen. And after that achievement, Norris stole Verstappen’s trademark “simply lovely” line for use over McLaren team radio. “Uh huh.
Simply lovely, huh? Well done,” he said. During an interview with Viaplay , Verstappen was asked about that Norris outburst, put to him that the Brit was stepping into the lion’s den saying that straight after defeating him in front of his ‘Orange Army’. Verstappen replied: “Yeah.
You have to see it as a compliment.” Pressed on whether he felt Norris meant it as a compliment though, Verstappen added: “If you start copying people, it’s a compliment!” 👉 Where are they now? The last time F1 had 22 drivers on the grid 👉 The big F1 2024 quiz: Take the ultimate test this Christmas Norris would be quizzed on his “simply lovely” steal by Sky F1 , as he explained that it was not intended as a “dig” towards Verstappen. He said: “Well, I mean, he’s won a lot of races and he’s done a.
