Norris amazed by Verstappen’s P24-to-P9 Portimão recovery

During a Twitch livestream, Lando Norris realized he had missed the end of the GT World Challenge Europe race at Portimão before he could watch Max Verstappen’s final stint. Verstappen Racing’s ninth-place finish puzzled him: Norris recalled the team had been fifth when Verstappen took over.

Verstappen, Ben Barnicoat and Chris Lulham shared the #3 Mercedes. After an hour and a half, the trio had the top three in sight, but a drive-through penalty wiped out the team’s podium chance.

Norris first asked what had happened in the final stint. Once he realized Lulham had received the drive-through, he marvelled at Verstappen’s recovery: “But he still went from P24 to P9! That’s quite something.”