Verstappen and Norris fought fiercely throughout 2024, going wheel to wheel on numerous occasions before an inevitable first collision in Austria which cost them both the lead.
Norris, speaking yesterday at Silverstone where his team revealed their new MCL39 car, said: “I need to get my elbows out and show I’m not going to willingly give him any positions.
LANDO NORRIS warned Max Verstappen he will be no soft touch this season as he battles to snatch the Dutchman’s crown.
The McLaren driver, 25, will fight tooth and nail to dethrone the four-time F1 world champion after his mentality was questioned last year.
The British ace silenced the doubters, though, by delivering an exceptional drive in the season finale in Abu Dhabi to bring home McLaren’s first constructors’ title since 1998.