Brundle praises Verstappen’s late pass on Norris at the US Grand Prix

Martin Brundle said he saw Max Verstappen smile when he complimented the Dutchman on a late pass on Lando Norris at the United States Grand Prix. Brundle called the move a moment when Verstappen was at his best.

Verstappen passed Norris towards Turn 1 as Charles Leclerc threatened to take a position from him. Brundle described the move as controlled and impressive, highlighting Verstappen’s very late braking, but said it ultimately gained him little.

Brundle’s account also described the race around the move: Verstappen’s soft tyres did not last long, and he made stops on laps 13 and 31 of the 56-lap race. Traffic made it difficult to recover the time lost during the second stop. Leclerc later passed Verstappen on fresher hard tyres, leaving him third.