“He’s just never had a championship car” – F1 fans react after Lando Norris becomes second highest point scorer in F1 without a race win


“He’s just never had a championship car” – F1 fans react after Lando Norris becomes second highest point scorer in F1 without a race win

Lando Norris

Lando Norris is a 22-year-old British driver currently on contract with McLaren. He is the primary McLaren driver and is currently 7th in the driver standings having scored a total of 87 points this season. Unfortunately, the 22-year-old driver is yet to secure a race win in his career. He started his career in the world of F1 in 2019.

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He is beloved by all the fans in the F1 community and is an exceptional driver in his own right. Despite having a bad car this season, Norris has performed above and beyond the fans’ expectations and McLaren owes more than half of his points in the constructors’ championship to him. Many believe, that in the correct car, Lando Norris has the capability to win a world title.

Lando’s adorable charm, personality and exceptional driving skills has earned him a well-established fanbase in the F1 community and many want to see him grow and achieve his first race win as soon as possible and maybe even a possible world title. However, his hopes of winning a race this season may just remain as McLaren has been unable to compete with the top teams on the grid, unlike last year and this has brought a considerable amount of hate to the team.

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Reddit blows up over recent stats of Lando Norris

Lando Norris
Lando Norris

A fan recently took to Reddit to post a recent stat about the McLaren driver, Lando Norris. Currently, Norris is the second highest point scorer in the history of Formula 1 without having scored a race win in his career. He recently went past Romain Grosjean in the list and only Nico Hulkenberg sits ahead of him. This stat brought about a lot of debate about the driver as well as praise since it has not been a long time since he started his career in F1.

Fans commented saying, “394 points in 3.5 seasons, in a midfield car. That’s some very solid stats there,” another fan commented saying, “I have faith he’ll get one in the next couple years. He’s top class and getting better and better.”

The amount of support shown to the driver is uncanny such as, “Yeah he seems to be of similar level as George and Charles, should definitely get a win if the car works,” another fan commented further saying, “Lando is an amazing driver. He’s just never had a championship car.”

The amount of support shown to Lando Norris just goes to show how beloved he is in the F1 community and a majority want to see him get his first win in F1.

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