McLaren's Lando Norris said he was probably not ready to challenge Max Verstappen for the Formula One title this season and accepted that his hopes were effectively over after a demoralising defeat in Brazil earlier this month.

McLaren driver Lando Norris says he "wasn’t ready" for a title fight with Max Verstappen this season. The Briton needs to score at least three more points than Verstappen in this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix to keep the drivers' championship alive.

Lando Norris insists Max Verstappen would not have won this year’s Formula 1 world championship if he was driving a McLaren. Norris saw his title hopes disintegrate at the last race in Brazil when Verstappen produced one of his best-ever drives to claim victory from 17th on the grid in wet conditions.