Lando Norris isn’t your regular midfield driver. But he has toiled in the middle berths of Formula 1 for half a decade now, ever since he made his debut in the sport with McLaren in 2019. Despite being in inferior machinery almost always, the Brit has showcased his championship grit by outclassing the goliaths of F1 on a regular basis. The last time he did that was at the Austrian GP last week making 7x champion, Lewis Hamilton his latest victim.

Just 6 days ago, all throughout the race, Norris was one step ahead of Hamilton in terms of sheer pace. Eventually, even Hamilton conceded defeat. But the 23-year-old’s credibility would have leap-frogged to another dimension after what 2x champion Max Verstappen had to say about him.

Max Verstappen Hyping up Lando Norris Flying under the radar

Norris’ talents are on display for everyone to see. And no one has ever denied the prospect of Norris being a championship contender of the future. That being said, we’ve never really seen the Brit in compelling machinery. But according to Verstappen, we needn’t worry too much about his credentials or potential!

Recently, on the eve of the highly anticipated British GP, Verstappen was in a mood to deliver high praise upon the Brit. He was quoted as saying, “If Lando would be in a race-winning car, he would regularly win races – it’s as simple as that.”

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While Norris would believe in his title chances, too, does he believe McLaren are the ones to get him there?

Zak Brown makes bold Norris prediction

There’s no doubt about the fact that McLaren have a real superstar on their hands with Lando Norris. But has Norris outgrown the team? According to McLaren CEO Zak Brown, this isn’t the case for one simple reason.

Brown was quoted by MARCA as saying, “I think he committed to us long term precisely because he can see himself winning a world championship with us. As long as we continue to move forward, I think he’s happy.”

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