Lando Norris needs to win in Las Vegas, not for the championship as “there’s no changing that”, but for his self-confidence which would’ve taken a blow in Brazil. Having won the Sprint in Brazil where Max Verstappen was demoted to fourth for a Virtual Safety Car infringement,

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.

Norris says that Verstappen "knows he did wrong, deep down." Verstappen says some of his critics are "just being very annoying."

Even with Leclerc in the mix at the front, the odds are stacked against Norris and with his team-mate Oscar Piastri in a rough run of form, Verstappen’s chances of following up his remarkable Brazilian Grand Prix win with a podium are strong.

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With the incident happening before the first stop of the Grand Prix, Verstappen served his penalty on his first pit stop on lap 27. The Red Bull pit crew was unable to touch the car until the full 20 seconds was served. Verstappen rejoined the race field in 15th, just ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez.

Max Verstappen said he felt as if he was “driving a jet ski” at Interlagos, so wet were the conditions. It looked more like walking on water.

Verstappen won last year’s inaugural race in Vegas, when Charles Leclerc claimed second place on the last lap with an overtake on Sergio Perez.