Lando Norris has raised the heat on Max Verstappen by insisting it is his rival’s world championship to lose. Norris will head into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix cauldron – regarded as the toughest physical and mental challenge on the Formula One calendar – still trailing Verstappen by 59 points.

For Lando Norris to only gain three points on Max Verstappen in the Formula One championship fight may have been met with disappointment going into the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. All the momentum has been with Norris and McLaren, making what once seemed like a long shot for the title look more realistic as Verstappen’s points lead ebbed away.

McLaren's Lando Norris went fastest Friday to lead Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in second practice for the Singapore Grand Prix with world champion Max Verstappen struggling to 15th.