Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were thick as thieves as the two title challengers from last season joked about fighting in a local pub ahead of renewing their on-track battles in 2025.
The pair are long-term friends, but that relationship was seemingly strained at times last year as they were fighting for the drivers’ crown, which was ultimately retained by Verstappen. Having had time to reflect on 2024, Norris and Verstappen sat alongside one another during a media session on the second day of pre-season testing in Bahrain and went into something close to a comedy double-act when answering how their relationship now stood.
