Lando Norris baulked at being called "best of the rest" by Sky Sports pundit Simon Lazenby as the McLaren ace looked back on his results in 2022.
McLaren have struggled for consistency all year and lost out to rivals Alpine in the hunt for fourth place in the constructors' championship. But on a personal level, Norris has again been impressive and finished a comfortable seventh place in the drivers' standings, behind only those representing the 'big three' teams. He was the only driver not representing Red Bull, Mercedes or Ferrari to stand on a podium in 2022.
Speaking to Sky Sports after managing sixth place in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lazenby pointed that out to him and used that phrase "best of the rest". But that sparked an immediate response from the young Brit who interjected: "Yeah, I hate that saying, to be honest mate – it's all I've heard this season."
