Lando Norris snapped back at a reporter who suggested that Max Verstappen was his ‘BFF’. Verstappen told Mail Sport earlier this year that Norris was his ‘best friend’ on the grid, while the British racer has been linked with a future move to Red Bull as a potential replacement for Sergio Perez. Norris though has strongly denied that Verstappen is his ‘BFF’ (best friend forever) and that they are only ‘kind of friends’. Verstappen had 19 victories this season, though his Hungarian Grand Prix trophy was accidently damaged by Norris during the podium ceremony. Norris decided to open his bottle of champagne by using Verstappen’s trophy as a makeshift bottle opener – and safe to say, it didn’t go well. Norris though was present when Verstappen was handed his replacement trophy, and joked: ‘It’s in one piece. Speaking about Norris to Mail Sport, Verstappen said: ‘I get on really well with Lando because he is just himself and normal.

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