Opening the door for a fresh round of British bias claims, Lando Norris gave Ted Kravitz short shrift when the Sky F1 reporter asked him about his McLaren repercussions after Singapore and the impact on his World title chances.<\/p>\n
Russell and Verstappen clashed late last season when Verstappen lost pole position to the Mercedes driver in Qatar after Russell complained about his Red Bull rival driving in a \u201csuper dangerous\u201d mannerduring qualifying.<\/p>\n
Lando Norris claps back at Ted Kravitz<\/p>\n
Verstappen was stripped of pole for \u2018driving unnecessarily slowly\u2019, and said he had lost all respect for the Briton as he had \u201cnever seen someone trying to screw someone over that hard\u201d.<\/p>\n
Russell accused Verstappen of threatening behaviour and bullying, claiming the reigning World Champion had said he would put his \u201cf***ing head in the wall\u201d after the hearing.<\/p>\n
As the back-and-forth rumbled on into Abu Dhabi, Sky\u2019s pit lane reporter Kravitz was drawn into it.<\/p>\n
Writing in his new book, Notes from the Pit Lane, Kravitz said Russell specifically asked him to ask more than the one question permitted in the media pen interview as he wanted to \u201cgive it back\u201d to the Red Bull driver<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cUp strode George,\u201d wrote the Briton. \u201cHe called me over to the edge of the pen [and said]: \u2018Make sure you ask me a follow-up question.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018What do you mean?\u2019 I asked.<\/p>\n \u201c[He replied]: \u2018I\u2019m going to give it back to Max. I\u2019ve had enough of him bad-mouthing me in the press and I\u2019m going to call him out on his bullying tactics.<\/p>\n \u201cI know you\u2019re only supposed to ask me one question, but never mind that, I\u2019m up for as many questions as you like.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cBefore checking to see if he was wearing a Drive to Survive microphone, I asked him if he was absolutely sure he wanted to escalate what was effectively last year\u2019s story and start a new fight with Max \u2013 never an easy battle to win.<\/p>\n \u201cHe said he was positive, and away he went.\u201d<\/p>\n But at a time when tensions are already fraught in Formula 1 over claims of British bias, Kravitz\u2019s claim has only inflamed the battle.<\/p>\n F1 2025: The season\u2019s winners and losers<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0The results of the F1 2025 championship <\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0The updated Drivers\u2019 and Constructors\u2019 Championship standings<\/a><\/p>\n One that British driver Norris is already having to deal with as he takes on his Australian teammate Oscar Piastri for the World title amid conspiracy theories that McLaren wants the British driver to win.<\/p>\n Norris<\/a> rather humourously clapped back when Kravitz tried to ask him two questions at the United States Grand Prix weekend.<\/p>\n Ted Kravitz: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be doing my job if I didn\u2019t ask\u2026\u201d\u2070<\/p>\n Lando Norris: \u201cFrom what I know, it\u2019s one question each. So, thank you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n Lol..\ud83d\ude04 pic.twitter.com\/hmxh3oVcEb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Casual Fan (@effonecasualfan) October 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Kravitz: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be doing my job if I didn\u2019t ask you what the repercussions are specifically, and is it going to hurt your chances of winning the World Championship?\u201d<\/p>\n Norris: \u201cUm, from what I know, it\u2019s one question each. So, thank you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n Kravitz: \u201cThat\u2019s what I meant by I wouldn\u2019t be doing my job.\u201d<\/p>\n Norris: \u201cWell, it\u2019s one question each.\u201d<\/p>\n Kravitz: \u201cIf I didn\u2019t ask. So maybe my colleagues can ask that.\u201d<\/p>\n McLaren has refused to divulge the details of Norris\u2019 repercussions for his clash with Piastri at the previous race in Singapore where the Briton barged into his teammate on the opening lap.<\/p>\n