At least NOT yet. Eddie Jordan brutally dethroned the contender when he said he wasn't ready to be world champion yet. It would be hard to argue with that statement.
"Lando is simply not at that level yet, he is not yet mature enough to be a champion. Anyone who cannot turn pole position into a victory should not dream of a championship title just yet. He certainly has the pace, he has to prepare himself mentally for it."
Let's look at the Brazilian Grand Prix and what Max Verstappen showed there… Have we ever seen anything like this from Lando Norris? He hasn't shown anything like this before, never. He needs to look in the mirror, recharge his batteries and learn to be ruthless, because he's not there yet. Real winners don't respect anyone, they don't know any fun or friendship, Lando needs to learn that too. This year he couldn't turn his opportunities into victories, he got stuck on the starting line, no one has ever been a world champion with so many victories…” - came the harsh verdict from Jordan's mouth.
Do you agree with him?