Lando Norris has pledged to get tough and drive with his “elbows out” against Max Verstappen as the two prepare to resume their title rivalry in the new Formula 1 season.

Lando Norris says he won't cave to Max Verstappen's on-track aggressiveness in his bid for the 2025 drivers' championship."I need to get my elbows out, and I need to show that I'm not going to willingly give him any positions,

It did at the end of the 2024 season: McLaren took the constructors’ title after a 26-year drought. But Norris concedes he needs to be better. “It’s been a year where, actually, I’ve been pretty proud of my performance,” he said. “Proud of performing under the pressure that we’ve been under, delivering when I have.