Now Lando's a believer

LANDO NORRIS claims he finally has the self-belief he needs to beat Max Verstappen and become world champion.

- by DANIEL MOXON

The Brit has admitted he didn’t have the confidence to stop the Dutchman last year.

But after holding off Verstappen’s late charge to win the season-opener in Melbourne on Sunday, Norris now knows he has got what it takes.

The 25-year-old said: “I feel like I have come into this season more calm and more relaxed than I normally am.

“I have a little bit of confidence, not too much of it, but I lacked confidence last season. Now I have a good balance of confidence and the knowledge that I can go out and do well when I have got to do it.