Lando Norris gave a grumpy response when requested about Max Verstappen following the dash race on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Norris was pipped to pole place for the dash by McLaren F1 teammate Oscar Piastri.
The British driver was the heavy favorite for pole going into SQ3 after dominating the early a part of dash qualifying.
Nonetheless, it was a constructive day for Norris, with Verstappen in fourth behind Charles Leclerc.
Nevertheless, Norris didn’t appear completely blissful when chatting with the media after the session.
The McLaren driver was unimpressed when requested about Verstappen’s qualifying place and the broader title battle.
Norris stated to F1TV: “I don’t care. I hate these questions. I don’t care about the place he qualifies. Simply focus by myself job. It’s the identical query each time. It doesn’t matter. I’ll do the most effective I can.”
Relating to qualifying itself, Norris was left to rue “too many errors” on his remaining lap.
“A giant enchancment in comparison with the place we had been earlier right this moment,” he added.
“We had been struggling quite a bit. Slightly bit shocked we had been so fast right this moment however a pleasing right this moment.
“A superb first lap, made too many errors on my remaining so I boxed. A superb job as a crew.
“I wasn’t anticipating it. A nice shock and I simply made too many errors on my remaining lap that’s all.”
