Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has been punished for swearing in a news conference in which he argued against greater restrictions on drivers swearing.

Lando Norris has raised the heat on Max Verstappen by insisting it is his rival's world championship to lose. Norris will head into Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix cauldron regarded as the toughest physical and mental challenge on the Formula One calendar still trailing Verstappen by 59 points.

McLaren is ahead of Red Bull in the Formula 1 constructors’ race. Now for Lando Norris to put pressure on Max Verstappen for the drivers’ title. Oscar Piastri’s win last week at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix put McLaren top in the teams’ standings — the key to F1’s lavish prize money — but teammate Norris only took a small bite out of Verstappen’s lead.