How Norris became more than just McLaren's leader in F1 2021
Already a rising star, Lando Norris stepped up another gear in 2021 to become one of Formula 1’s leading drivers. Becoming a regular podium finisher and taking his first pole, only the maiden win that escaped him in Sochi remains for the McLaren man, who recently sat down with Motorsport.com to dissect his third season in F1
“You must do very well in your first year. But the level of delivering at 100% in every single race, this comes a bit later. You have the best examples with drivers that have been spending more than two, three years with the same team.”
That’s how Carlos Sainz Jr views a driver’s progression timeframe at a new Formula 1 team. He should know. After all, he’s raced for nearly half of the current grid. But he also knows one of the three drivers who made their F1 debuts in 2019, and this year entered the key year-three test he outlines very well: Lando Norris.
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