F1Weekly Podcast # 1023
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NASIR AND THE HOST PREPARE FOR THE FINAL WEEKS OF 2023 WITH MORE F1 HISTORY IN MOTORSPORTS MONDIAL! WE GO BACK TO THE F1WEEKLY ARCHIVES FOR OUR WEEKLY INTERVIEW WITH A YOUNG AND, SENSITIVE CURRENT MCLAREN DRIVER…LANDO NORRIS.
On 3 September 2018, Lando was announced as a driver for McLaren in the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship alongside Carlos Sainz Jr.
FIA Formula 2 Series – Round 3 Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Sunday 13 May 2018. Alexander Albon (THA, DAMS), Jack Aitken (GBR, ART Grand Prix), Lando Norris (GBR, Carlin). World Copyright: Zak Mauger / FIA Formula 2. ref: Digital Image
On his debut in Australia, he qualified 8th and at the next race in Bahrain he scored his first points with a strong drive to 6th. With a string of strong performances throughout the year he finished his debut season 11th with 49 points.
Lando remained with McLaren for his second year in Formula 1. The 2020 season started strongly as he scored his maiden Formula 1 podium in the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.
Five further top-five finishes in 2020 meant Lando finished ninth in the drivers’ championship on 97 points. His strong results and impressive teamwork alongside Carlos Sainz Jr. ensured McLaren finished third in the 2020 constructors’ championship, the team’s best finish since 2012.
2021 was another record year for Lando, racking up 4 podiums at Imola, Monaco, Austria and Monza, and an overall finish of P6 in the drivers’ standings.
His P2 finish in Monza helped McLaren take home the season’s only 1-2 finish. This impressive year led to Lando signing a new contract, which means he stays with McLaren until at least 2025.
2022 brought along a new era of Formula 1 introducing entirely new cars and the opportunity for Lando to further develop himself in F1.
He took that opportunity with both seriously and secured a podium in Imola and two fastest laps during the season to finish 7th with 122 points.