Norris 'Not Afraid' Of Verstappen 'In Any Way'

"I believe I can achieve a championship at McLaren, that's why I signed another contract. I absolutely think I can go up against Max and give him a good challenge."

"But I also rate Max, so for anyone it's extremely difficult to go up against Max in his team and challenge him for a world championship."

"He could have moved to Mercedes back in the day and gone up against Lewis [Hamilton] but would it have been a smart idea to have done that? Probably not and he probably wouldn't be in a Red Bull now and it would be a different story."

"I am not afraid in any way of Max, I'm excited to be against Max. People rate him as up with the best, so I would like to prove myself by going up against that."

"I look forward to being able to battle him, but genuinely for position and not have him half a second a lap quicker and just drive past me."