Lando Norris offered a different take on Max Verstappen's 2024 title victory as Formula 1 rocked up in Qatar: that Sergio Perez's poor performances have actually made things harder for the Dutchman.
Verstappen made headlines for saying after last weekend's title-clinching race in Las Vegas that he would have secured his fourth successive world title "even earlier" had he been driving a McLaren or Ferrari, around Red Bull's RB20 going off the boil after starting the year as clearly F1's best car.
