Lando Norris: the future of British F1? – Formula 1 – Wheels Icon

Lando Norris: the future of British F1? – Formula 1 – Wheels Icon

Lando Norris is one of the most interesting young men in motorsport: he has won (almost) everywhere in the junior divisions and has had a good start to the F1 adventure with McLaren.

Lando Norris he is one of the most interesting young riders in the world: he won (almost) everywhere in the minor leagues and made his debut in F1 с McLaren he surprised everyone with 8th place in qualifying. Let's get to know him together story.

Lando Norris: biography

Lando Norris born December 13, 1999 Bristol (United Kingdom): the son of one of the richest men in England, he starts to run with kart at the age of 9, which immediately manifests itself especially quickly.

Karting king

In 2013, Landau dominates the karting season, winning three important trophies: the CIK-FIA KFJ International Super Cup, the WSK Euroseries in the KF3 class and the KF CIK-FIA European Junior Championship.

The next year Lando Norris ends experience with me kart a graduate of the world champion, and in the same year the monobrand store ends in third position Ginetta.

Single-seater victory

Norris is also convincing the switch to single-seater vehicles. In 2015 he won the UK Championship. F4, the following year he received two titles (European and Northern European) in Formula Renault 2.0 and wins the New Zealand Series Toyota Racing Series.

A series of successes that guarantee Lando Norris entrance to the youth program in 2017 McLaren: British driver continues to convince by becoming European champion F3 and finishing second in the Macau Grand Prix.

F2 and F1

In 2018, Lando (appointed tester McLaren) ranks second in the championship F2 for a compatriot George Russell and ahead of the Thai Alexander Albon and the next year he made his debut in F1 с McLaren... During his Australian Grand Prix debut, he surprised everyone with 8th in qualifying and 12th in the race (better than the most experienced teammate, the Spaniard. Carlos Sainz Jr., forced to get off after a few laps).