Lando Norris learned to believe in himself in 2024. Now the trick is turning that confidence into a championship.

Moments before stepping into the car at Abu Dhabi, McLaren driver Lando Norris revealed the pressures of winning the title for the team.

In many respects, 2024 was a breakthrough year for Norris. He scored his first four Grand Prix victories and pushed Max Verstappen hard in the title battle. His commanding win in Abu Dhabi single-handedly sealed the Constructors’ Championship for McLaren - their first since 1998.

Max Verstappen has said he won’t get embroiled in a "slagging” war with Lando Norris over his claim he would’ve

Lando Norris has issued an honest assessment of his fiery championship battle with four-time world champion Max Verstappen. McLaren star Norris claimed four victories in 2024, taking the fight to Verstappen following the Dutchman's blistering start to the season.

For a few months in F1 2024, it looked as though Max Verstappen could lose his grasp on the World Drivers’ Championship to McLaren rival Lando Norris — only for Norris to lose out through a series of mistakes.