Lando Norris showed he and favourites McLaren had learned from last year by taking the lead in the Formula One drivers' championship for the first time and ending Max Verstappen's tenure at the top. The Briton's win in Sunday's Australian season-opener halted his Red Bull rival's run dating back to May 2022.

McLaren ace Lando Norris sped to victory in the Australian Grand Prix, then paid tribute to his team for making key strategy calls at the right time to secure t

Lando Norris has taken aim at the media for asking “too many questions” about the competitiveness of his McLaren F1 car. Norris and his McLaren team had already been labelled as the pre-season title favourites before he impressively won a chaotic, rain-hit season-opening Australian Grand Prix.