Formula One testing first for young gun Lando Norris, then a desperate dash across the globe to the Macau Grand Prix
The 17-year-old is on the rise and hopes to add his name to the list of greats to have delivered on the Guia circuit
Teenage sensation Lando Norris will make a mad dash across the globe to ensure he can have a crack at next weekend’s Suncity Group 64th Macau Grand Prix as the rising British star looks to write his name alongside the greats of the sport who have won on the Guia circuit.
“It’s going to be tricky – and I might have to do a bit of running at some stage – but I’ll get there,” said Norris. “It’s just a race I don’t want to miss.”
The 17-year-old Norris has come of age over the 12 months since he was last seen in these parts, having in October sealed the European Formula Three Championship.
Before that he tore up the track during his first full test with the McLaren F1 team, registering the second fastest lap time across the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend in August, behind former world champion Sebastian Vettel in his Ferrari.
Those achievements – and a simple abundance of talent – led to Norris earlier this week being named the McLaren’s reserve and test driver for 2018, displacing former F1 world champion Jenson Button from the role – and meaning if something goes wrong with either Fernando Alonso or Stoffel Vandoorne, the young Briton will step up to the big show.