Lando Norris is Max Verstappen's biggest challenger in the current Formula 1 season. Verstappen still has a comfortable 52-point lead in the drivers' world championship. The Bristol-born driver, however, is gaining on the Dutchman ever so slightly race by race. Carlos Sainz, the Ferrari driver who raced alongside Norris at McLaren in 2019 and 2020, sees this special strength within his ex-teammate.