‘I want to do it with McLaren’ – F1’s newest winner Lando Norris on loyalty to his team, and taking the fight to Verstappen

Lando Norris a tough cookie. The McLaren driver has long been heralded as a star of the future, a potential world champion – and yet heading to Miami after six seasons and 110 starts, he was yet to taste the sweet nectar of victory.
Many would have cracked under the pressure. Some would have bounced along, clocking up average results. Others would have left the sport regretful, thinking what might have been.
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