Local elders say that many drivers who are or have been in Formula 1 distinguished themselves from their peers in the lower categories of motorsport by one detail: some arrived at the circuits in vans or station wagons and others by helicopter. Lando Norris … (Bristol, England, 26 years old) belongs to the second tier, children whose father is a millionaire who transform their time through promotional formulas into a less stressful activity because there is always financial support.
However, the new Formula 1 champion did not want his father’s millions when he moved up to the top category. A detail of dignity in a world that moves to the sound of its majesty the dollar.
Fernando Alonso remembers from time to time that his greatest anxiety in motorsport was not the demands of Formula 1, its battles, its successes or defeats, but rather his youth. Times when I visited cities in Spain or traveled from Asturias to Italy (Parma) on weekends with one intention, to win. If he won, he raised money to continue competing. If he never won, he found himself without the means to compete. And that, at 15 or 16 years old.
Lando Norris never had this problem. His father, Adam Norris He is one of the great fortunes of the United Kingdom, an asset valued at 239 million euros. More than Max Verstappen, who raked in 190 million during his career as a Formula 1 star.
Adam Norris amassed his wealth after selling his lucrative retirement advice and he found more financial success with his investment company, Horatio Investments Ltd. He also found success with the mobility company he created around electric scooters. Accustomed to F1, he claims to have accompanied his son on around 900 races in all categories.
Still at McLaren
Parents are always the protagonists in Formula 1, but apart from his father, Lando Norris has built his reputation as a very fast driver since the day he joined McLaren, his only team, seven years ago. He forms a brilliant couple with Carlos Sainz, one of his best friends in F1.
Although he initially loved motorcycles and dreamed of imitating Valentino Rossi, Lando Norris quickly turned to karts at the age of seven. His progress in the promotion categories brings him to the young pilots program of McLaren in 2017. A test at the Hungaroring circuit (Hungary) in which he set the second fastest time catapulted him to McLaren as a reserve driver. “His future prospects are fantastic,” team boss Zak Brown said at the time.
“I would never have wanted my father to pay for my entry into Formula 1”
Lando Norris
McLaren driver
At that point, Lando Norris let go of his millionaire father. And although he financed his career until Formula 2, the new champion said no to F1. “I would never want him to pay for my entry into Formula 1 again, from now on I have to give myself the opportunitiessaid Lando Norris on the High Performance Podcast.
“I wouldn’t have wanted to get into Formula 1 by paying for it. It’s a question of mentality. Either you have it or you don’t. I’m not here because I paid for it. “I’m here because I deserved it.”
From debuts in Australia in 2019 So far, Lando Norris has shown himself to be a fast driver, but not a shark, a predator in the manner of Verstappen, Alonso or Hamilton, to name only three fanged champions. He has already participated in 152 Grands Prix, always with McLaren, he has won 11 races, achieved 16 pole positions and been on the podium 44 times.
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