The dust has settled over the Las Vegas strip, and Formula 1 has crowned its 2024 World Champion—despite Lando Norris’ best efforts. But unfortunately for the McLaren driver, the season was in Max Verstappen‘s hands right from the very start.

While Lando Norris is no longer in contention for his first WDC, he's convinced that with Max Verstappen's early success in the 2024 campaign, a championship would've always been a Herculean task.

Assessing the reasons why Lando Norris and McLarens challenge to win the Drivers Championship against Red Bulls Max Verstappen ultimately came up short; watch this weeks Qatar GP Sprint weekend live on Sky Sports F1,

Lando Norris believes his McLaren team were simply “not ready” to win an F1 drivers’ championship this year after Max Verstappen sealed the title in Las Vegas. Verstappen finished fifth, a spot above Norris, in Sin City and now has an unassailable lead in the drivers’ championship with two races left.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen reflected on the “different” feeling of racing his “friend” Lando Norris to the 2024 Formula 1

McLaren driver Lando Norris still has a chance to win the Formula One title. He’s 62 points behind three-time reigning champion and friend Max Verstappen.

Max Verstappen’s fourth consecutive championship triumph in 2024 has also put a spotlight on how it went wrong for his main rival Lando Norris.

I have what it takes’ - Max Verstappen sealed his fourth successive world crown at the Las Vegas Grand Prix over the weekend