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.

Lando Norris plays down his losing battle with the Red Bull driver: “Nobody in F1 could have recovered from a deficit like the one I had.”

Lando Norris has teased a Formula 1 absence after he hinted that he will link up with Max Verstappen on holiday. The McLaren star bid farewell to his world title dreams at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where Verstappen finished above him in P5 and ended all mathematical possibility for Norris to claim the championship.