Lando Norris is one of the most charismatic and smiling drivers currently in the world. Formula 1 and every time he has to get up to drive his McLaren MCL38 he shows this, although once he enters the track he is not at all friendly and you can see all his aggressiveness and competitiveness in each of the curves and straights where he makes more people run. not being able to his car.
The British driver is the man of the moment in the highest category of professional motorsports And at just 24 years of age, he achieved his first victory in F1 after 110 Grand Prix and also brought joy back to a traditional team like McLaren, where legendary drivers such as Mika Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen passed by. as well as Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. A total of 5 years since his debut in F1 had to pass for Norris to achieve one of his greatest dreams, patience and perseverance paid off very well this Sunday in the city of Miami.
Norris’s story on the slopes
Norris was born on November 13, 1999 and has dual nationality, Belgian and British. His father, Adam Norris, is a mechanical engineer, but he knew how to amass his fortune and shape it as an administration and pensions advisor. In 2010 he created his investment company Horatio Investments Ltd; His wealth is estimated to be valued at approximately 200 million pounds and Adam is ranked number 501 among the richest people in the entire United Kingdom, according to information from the media The Times, Bristol Post and EssentiallySports.
Lando would begin his world in racing driving karting at the age of 7. and he proved to have a lot of talent and great skills behind the wheel, since in 2014 he managed to win the World Karting Championship in the 125 cm3 category.
He won a total of 46 races and five championships
He arrived at the big circus after standing out in promotional categories. He won 46 races and five championships: MSA Formula Championship (2015), a Formula 4 championship that competes in England and Scotland; Formula Renault European, Formula Renault Northern Europe and Toyota Racing Series (2016), and European Formula 3 (2017). Thanks to his great performances and all the talent he possessed at that time, added to the projection that was seen in him, he was recruited to be part of the McLaren young drivers program. In 2018 he managed to be runner-up in Formula 2 and in 2019 he made his long-awaited debut in Formula 1.
In his first year in the top category he finished in 11th position in the drivers’ championship. And when the 2020 campaign arrived, he had the first podium of his career (16 in total) when he came in third place in the Austrian Grand Prix, a competition that was without any audience in the stands due to the security protocol measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID 19.
Golden generation in F1
Lando is part of one of the best generations that came to Formula 1 to be and make a difference, and among that group of drivers we can mention names such as multiple world champion Max Verstappen (26 years old) of Red Bull Racing and the number one driver of the legendary red Maranello team, Charles Leclerc (26). Also joining in are great talents such as Pierre Gasly (28), Lance Stroll (26), Esteban Ocon (28), George Russell (26) and Alex Albon (28). The most curious thing is that several of them have known each other since they were younger, especially because they have competed since their karting days.
110 Grand Prix for the day of glory
It took 110 Grands Prix for Lando Norris, at 24 years of age, to achieve his first victory in Formula 1 and always remained positive, even making jokes about his drought when he couldn’t get the podium or when victory was so close and for some reason fate took it away from him.
Lando managed to continue being McLaren’s leading driver and this Sunday he took advantage of the intervention of the safety car to be able to change the tires of the car. He took to the track ahead of the pack and maintained the race lead that he had already achieved after Verstappen’s stoppage in the pits. Subsequently, he managed to maintain his difference and did not give the Dutchman any room to overtake at any time, which speaks highly of all the work of the driver himself and the team from the pits.
“It was a long day and a tough race. I am very proud. I had a good pace all weekend. The strategy was good.” It was McLaren’s first victory in almost three years, since that achieved by Daniel Ricciardo in Italy on September 12, 2021.
Lando has not reached this point in his career alone and always remembers them, to the point that he revealed that “I have met many people who helped me on this path. It is a great effort for this team.” Lando reached his 16th podium in Miami. He has one pole positions and 6 lap records.
“I want to thank my parents for this triumph.” Which suggests that Norris does not forget the people who have been with him since day one, when he got into a karting for the first time at the age of 7.
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