Norris Would Like To See How He’d Fare As Verstappen’s Teammate

Posted on August 31, 2023 | by Charley Williams Lando Norris and Max Verstappen as teammates would undoubtedly be interesting. When thinking of the future of the Red Bull team, Lando’s name is often thrown into the mix despite his contract at McLaren keeping him there until the end of 2025, and according to Max, the boys quite often talk together about what life would be like as F1 teammates.  In an interview with Sky Sports Italy earlier this week, Verstappen admitted: “We talk about it. But he’s contracted to McLaren for a long time. We’ll see what happens in the future.” So, in the Monza press conference on Thursday, Lando was asked what his thoughts were, and whilst trying to avoid stepping on anyone’s toes, he said it would be good to see how his performance compared to Verstappen in the same car. “Hmmm… It’s definitely something I would be open to in the future. “I think I can happily say that Max is probably one of the best drivers ever in Formula 1, in the history of Formula 1. I never raced against him until I was into Formula 1, but I was always in the category below – in karting, I already knew him reasonably well back in 2012, 2013 was the first time I got to meet him and get to know him and things like that. “I’ve been able to witness what he’s doing, and I think it’s not just that he’s in a good car, I think no matter what car he’s in, he’d be able to perform at a similar level. Maybe with different results, but still at a similar level. “And yeah, I think at that point it would be great to work alongside someone like that. “And at the same time, see where I can really stand against him… I’d be open to it.” He then joked:”I mean, I’ve invited him to McLaren the other day. If he wants to come any time, he’s very welcome.” ???? How do you think Norris would perform next to Verstappen?