“Incredible,” gushed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. “Fantastic,” added Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, a two-time F1 champion. The only dissenting voice was Norris, who started on pole but finished sixth and later argued that the race was decided by ...

Lando Norris insists Max Verstappen “got lucky” after the Dutchman claimed a sensational win at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Norris, who started on pole position, lost the lead at the start to George Russell with both British drivers dropping places after pitting just before a red flag.

The reigning Formula One world champion was in unfamiliar territory: Starting seventeenth on the grid, with only two cars behind him (and one in the pit lane), and his title rival, Lando Norris, way, way ahead of him on pole position.