At 26 years old, he is British Lando Norris won the world titlewhat he has dreamed of since childhood. The British, champions in formula 1 He got out for the first time McLaren after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and couldn’t hide his great emotion. Neither do his parents (Cisca Wauman and Adam Norris), his brother and his partner. Everyone was crying; also every member of the team. The Bristol-born athlete became the 35th champion in Formula 1 history, the eighth to achieve this with the McLaren team.
Max Verstappen He won the race in Abu Dhabi and came back Oscar PiastriNorris’ teammate at McLaren. The Briton praised them, and precisely: “This is incredible. It’s the biggest award. But I would like to congratulate Oscar, Max, two great competitors. I had a lot of fun, it was a long year, but we did it. I’m proud of everyone.”
Norris specifically referred to this final race of the season at the Yas Marina circuit: “You can’t think too much, I knew it would be a long race until the end. We’ve seen it in the past: anything can happen in Formula 1, I wanted to fight to the end like we did all year, but the guys didn’t make it easy for me this year. “I am very happy.”
During the race in Abu Dhabi, Norris pulled off a great maneuver to overtake Yuki Tsunoda, effectively driving him off the track and securing third place. At some point there were fears of a sanction, but in the end it didn’t happen. In this context, Norris said: “I had no idea (of the possible sanction), I’ll be honest with you. I know I did things well, there was no reason to worry.”I had to enjoy the moment and experience what I was doing. I’m more happy for everyone than for myself. I’m happy.” And he would dedicate a paragraph to the team members, who immediately gave him a high-five as he got out of the car and listened carefully: “It’s been a long road with McLaren, it’s been many years, we’ve been through difficult times.” Being able to give you something is like a return for me, it’s very good. “I am proud of what I have achieved, but even more proud of the work of the team.”
Later, from the podium, after accepting the winner’s trophy, he spoke again, now to Jenson Button: “It’s unbelievable. It’s really surreal. I’ve dreamed about this for a long, long time.” In a season like this you go through a lot of things, you know; You are up, you are down. I have enjoyed many moments, not only this year, but also the seven years that I have been at McLaren and the 16 years of my life in which I have pursued this dream. My best performance came in the latter part of the year. I am proud; My whole family is here, my girlfriend, everyone. This has been dreamed of since childhood. “I am a world champion for life!”. Freddie Mercury’s voice sings We are the champions It was the best ending.
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