Lando Norris once played down Lewis Hamilton’s achievements in 2020 by saying that Hamilton was in a dominant car, only really needing to beat a small number of other drivers, and that Hamilton’s success did not “mean much” to him personally. He later publicly admitted those comments were “stupid” or careless, said he regretted them, and emphasized that he respects Hamilton as a seven‑time world champion and possibly the greatest driver in Formula 1 history.