Drivers
Lando Norris
- Team McLaren
- Date of birth 13/11/1999
- Place of birth Bristol, England
- Debut Australia, 2019 (McLaren)
Given McLaren had won its first constructors’ title in 26 years ahead of last year, Norris was an early-season pick to become the team’s first world champion since Lewis Hamilton; while he got there in the final round, it wasn’t how he – or we – expected, with the way Norris overcame a sizeable championship deficit demonstrating his evolution.
Is Norris likely to become a dynastic champion akin to those of the past 15 years like Vettel, Hamilton or Verstappen, or is he a Nico Rosberg/2016 champion who capitalised on being in the right place at the right time?
Somewhere between those two extremes shapes as the safest bet.
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