News about Lando Norris

JONATHAN McEVOY: Verstappen extended his championship lead to 57 points after Norris was demoted to fourth, a place behind the Dutchman, after serving a five-second penalty for overtaking him off the track. Norris accused the stewards of 'rushing' their decision, and McLaren team principal Andrea Stella added: 'The defending car (Verstappen) goes straight at the apex. Max is off the track as much as Lando is, giving Lando no chance to complete the manoeuvre.'

Lando Norris criticised the stewards for 'rushing' the decision that cost him the chance to beat his championship rival Max Verstappen in a controversial late overtaking move. The two contenders were fighting for third place in the US Grand Prix, a fierce battle that saw Verstappen defend successfully until four laps from the end. At Turn 12, Norris got level with Verstappen's Red Bull but went off the track as he made the pass. The stewards, including former British racer Derek Warwick, handed the Briton a five-second penalty, meaning the pair switched places post-race. Verstappen, who also left the track, was classified third and Norris fourth.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN: What you can't do is offer your title rival the freedom of Texas and expect to beat him to the most fiercely contested prize in motor racing. That is what Lando Norris did in the US Grand Prix. Max Verstappen needs no second invitation. He is adept at threading his rampaging Red Bull through the eye of a needle with sledgehammer force, let alone blast down a hole he should never have been afforded. This was always going to be the latest severe test of Norris's mettle, with him starting on pole and Verstappen alongside him on the grid.

Follow Mail Sport's live blog of the 2024 Formula One US Grand Prix for the latest lap-by-lap updates and leaderboard as Lando Norris aims to further close the gap on driver championship leader Max Verstappen.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Speaking before Lando Norris locked up on the final lap of the sprint race here to finish third and fall 54 points behind winner Max Verstappen , Brown addressed accusations that his rivals have been changing their ride height between qualifying and the race, which is not allowed under secure, 'parc ferme' conditions. Red Bull admit their cars are fitted with a device that allows them to make the modification, but they insist 'it is inaccessible once the car is fully assembled'.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS: Lando Norris took a vital pole position for the US Grand Prix to keep his flickering world title hopes alive. The McLaren man required a little stroke of luck to achieve the feat, provided by George Russell putting his Mercedes in the wall. At this stage, Max Verstappen was turning the screens purple, but the accident brought a halt to proceedings. Russell, who lost control at the penultimate corner, spun around and ended up in the tyre barrier. He was not hurt, with much of his speed curtailed as he careered through the run-off area.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN AUSTIN: The world champion bagged all eight points to extend his lead to 54, arresting a slump dating back to his last win in Barcelona in June. His title rival Lando Norris was passed on the final lap to finish third behind Ferrari's Carlos Sainz - a real setback as the Briton carried too much speed into the first corner. Clearly, Norris' McLaren is no longer the cream of the crop as it has been in recent months, and he only just held on to his podium place under attack from Charles Leclerc 's Ferrari.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN: Here at the Circuit of the Americas, 15 miles southeast of downtown Austin, the 24-year-old Briton faces the opportunity of a lifetime with a relaxed contentment heading into the US Grand Prix, the first of six races that will determine if he or Max Verstappen wins the most coveted prize in motor racing. At the resumption of the season, after a hiatus since he crushed everyone in Singapore with a superb drive in a dominant McLaren on September 22, he lies 52 points behind his best mate on the grid.

McLaren boss Zak Brown said the claim from Red Bull's Helmut Marko that Lando Norris is not mentally strong enough to dethrone Max Verstappen was 'inappropriate' and in 'poor taste'. Speaking ahead of this weekend's US Grand Prix, Red Bull motorsport adviser Marko said Norris is 'not the strongest mentally'. Norris, 24, has opened up in the past about his mental health struggles, particularly in the formative years of his Formula One career.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS: Lando Norris was on Thursday night handed a potential boost in his world championship mission after the FIA forced his rival Max Verstappen's Red Bull team to modify their car. The intrigue centres on a controversial device that allows Red Bull to alter their ride height between qualifying and the race. The rules do not allow changes post-qualifying when cars are under parc ferme conditions. A senior Red Bull team representative admitted: 'Yes, it (the device) exists although it is inaccessible once the car is fully assembled and ready to run. In the correspondence we have with the FIA, this part came up and we have agreed a plan going forward.'

Formula One bosses have taken the surprise decision to ditch the awarding of a bonus point for the fastest lap. The FIA's move - announced ahead of this weekend's US Grand Prix - comes after Daniel Ricciardo snatched the award away from championship contender Lando Norris at the previous round in Singapore.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Excitement is at fever pitch for the United States Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen and Lando Norris fighting tooth and nail for the drivers' championship. There are storylines up and down the grid with fans set to descend on the racetrack, and now Zhou has revealed that the excitement extends as far as the drivers - with those behind the wheel also delighted to be in the southern state.

The ex-girlfriend of Formula One teenage sensation Oliver Bearman is not dating another driver on the grid, according to a social media user purporting to be know the woman 'really well.' Bearman was thrust into the spotlight earlier this year when he became the youngest Briton ever to race in an F1 Grand Prix, aged 18. The teenager had finished seventh on his debut at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, after receiving a call-up by Ferrari replace Carlos Sainz when the Spaniard was diagnosed with appendicitis.

British teenage sensation Oliver Bearman is reportedly involved in a Formula One love triangle amid claims he has split with his girlfriend Estelle Ogilvy. Bearman was thrust into the spotlight earlier this year when he became the youngest Briton ever to race in an F1 Grand Prix, aged 18. The teenager had finished seventh on his debut at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, after receiving a call-up by Ferrari replace Carlos Sainz when the Spaniard was diagnosed with appendicitis.

The details surrounding Daniel Ricciardo's emotional lap of honour following the Singapore Grand Prix have been revealed by a photographer inside the Formula One paddock.

The hellish weather shows no sign of abating with a map showing more torrential downpours to hit parts of Britain tonight. The Met Office has warned of further heavy outbreaks of rain moving eastwards prompting amber and yellow danger warnings for much of England. It comes as villagers in Grendon, in Northamptonshire, still come to terms with their homes being engulfed with floodwater. They were pictured this morning in their Wellington boots with kind-hearted neighbours armed with vacuum cleaners helping them to clean their houses. Parts of Britain were left underwater today with homes flooded, football matches cancelled, schools closed, cars submerged and railway lines blocked.

Parts of Britain were left underwater today with homes flooded, football matches cancelled, schools closed, cars submerged and railway lines blocked. A month's worth of rain in one morning has submerged parts of London and the Home Counties, causing widespread travel disruption and damage to properties. Four London Underground lines were part-suspended due to flooding - the Bakerloo, District, Metropolitan and Piccadilly - in addition to the Overground. And some parents had to scramble to find childcare after schools were shut due to flooding in parts of Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Warwickshire and Hertfordshire. Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire had 64mm (2.5in) of rain in the first eight hours of today; while 56mm (2.2in) fell at Croydon in South London; 54mm (2.1in) in Thame, Oxfordshire; 50mm (2.0in) in Sevenoaks, Kent; and 49mm (1.9in) in Stevenage.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN SINGAPORE: 'A lucky b*****d,' half-smiled Christian Horner wryly as Lando Norris took a commanding win in Singapore. Norris had a flick of luck, yes, but not only for the reason the Red Bull boss wished to convey. Horner was referring to the two brushes with the barriers that Norris survived in trimming Max Verstappen's world championship advantage to 52 points with 180 remaining. But he might have been citing the dominant McLaren that should carry Norris to the title this year. The maths of the day does not support the notion that the Briton is in such an enviably strong position. He only took seven points off Verstappen, who finished second, before - again - raising the question of how long he wants to remain in Formula One if he continues to be mired in its politics, such as being handed F1's equivalent of community service for swearing in a press conference, as he was on Friday.

While neither Ricciardo nor RB has confirmed those rumours, the 35-year-old appeared visibly upset when he spoke to F1's in-house broadcaster after the race, in which he finished 18th with the fastest lap of the Grand Prix.

Relive Mail Sport's live blog of the 2024 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix for the latest lap-by-lap updates and leaderboard as Red Bull look to reclaim top spot in constructors championship.

Lando Norris prevailed on an evening his title dreams demanded he had to, taking a commanding but occasionally nerve-rattling win in the Singapore Grand Prix. The British driver mostly dominated from pole, never surrendering the lead in 62 laps despite two heart-stopping brushes with the wall, with title rival Max Verstappen runner-up for Red Bull. Verstappen's lead is trimmed from 59 to 52 points with 180 remaining across six grands prix and three sprint races.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN SINGAPORE: The world champion, who secured second place on the grid behind pole-man Lando Norris as their title battle intensifies, was venting his anger at being handed two days of 'community service' for swearing in a media call on Thursday. He is privately backed by several of his fellow drivers, with the sport's most decorated star Lewis Hamilton publicly urging Verstappen to boycott the punishment.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN SINGAPORE: Lando Norris kept his world championship hopes alive by taking pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix. The McLaren man was dominant around the city state's Marina Bay circuit, beating his title rival Max Verstappen into second place by 0.203sec - holding his nerve in what turned into a one-lap shootout. Norris will today have 62 laps to capitalise on his advantageous starting position as he aims to narrow a 59-point deficit to the Dutchman. Including this weekend's race there are seven rounds - and three sprint races - remaining with a total of 206 points on the table.

The final F1 practice in Singapore was bizarrely halted due to a lizard being on the track. Marshals were required to usher the reptile to safety after it disrupted proceedings. Fernando Alonso alerted officials to the fact that the lizard was still on the track. McLaren's Lando Norris finished in first place in final practice, 0.479 seconds ahead of Mercedes' George Russell.