Max Verstappen is expecting his McLaren rival Lando Norris to be a thorn in his side for many years to come.
Reflecting on this year’s title fight, the Dutchman said: “Of course, at times, he made it very difficult for me.
“We simply didn’t have an answer in many races where they were just clearly faster. So that made it, of course, difficult.
“To win a championship, you need to be consistent. Sometimes you try to overperform. It doesn’t happen every weekend, but sometimes you can.
“McLaren at the moment, you know, they’re extremely strong. And of course, Lando, I know him for a long time already.
“To race a friend of yours to the title is always a little bit different, but I think we have a lot of respect for each other.
“And yeah, well, I’m sure that we’ll have many more battles to come.”