Will Norris never get a championship?
Watching Norris race in #F1 at Silverstone last year was immense, the crowds cheered him every lap as he was the only one keeping the RedBull of Verstappen honest.
A very likeable and marketable bloke, always smiling, great for the McLaren Racing brand, but …
There are two factors that affect his future potential achievements:
1) He has committed long term to McLaren, which is ultimately a gamble. A betting person would put McLaren a steady 4th place team, fighting it out for 3rd in the constructors every year. They had a great season last year, but let’s not forget that Scuderia Ferrari and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team had a poor year really. This makes a drivers championship hard to achieve for any McLaren Racing driver.
2) Does Lando Norris have that extra little bit, that GOAT potential, that determination to put his car in front when it’s a tight race, taking the risk of losing it all whilst going for the win? In race trim over the last few seasons both Lando and Charles Leclerc have shown a lot of respect to Max Verstapen, maybe a little too much. No one doubts whether Max has the determination, but watching Norris, he is a great racer, lovely bloke, but maybe, just lacking the bite to win? If he was prepared to take Max out in order to win, maybe he would find that bite!
Only time will tell!
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