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“Addicted” Lando Norris Once Unmasked “Enjoyable” Obsession Which is Completely Different From F1

Published 01/17/2023, 10:55 AM EST

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Lando Norris has become one of the top F1 drivers who play golf. There are several driver mates of Norris who enjoy a good time on the golf course. Lando’s former teammate Carlos Sainz was the one who introduced the Briton to golfing. Though, before Sainz’s encouragement; the McLaren driver did not like golf.

According to Golf Digest, Norris spoke back in 2022, about how his interest in Golf has evolved. The Briton also unmasked his feelings for the sport, a few years ago. He said, “I’m not going to lie. I watched golf on TV and thought, This is the most boring thing ever.” Lando has been experiencing the adrenaline rush of F1 and car racing. So certainly, the calm nature of golfing wasn’t going to attract him much.

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Nevertheless, when he got together with Sainz at McLaren in 2019; the Spaniard sparked his interest levels for golf. And eventually, Lando steadily got an obsession with golf, regularly playing and following the sport. Norris added about the same, “I’m fully addicted, like I can’t describe how addicted I am to golf [in the present day]. “

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“I watch it every weekend. I’m looking at the scores. I’m watching the live streams. The golf bug has really bit me hard, but it’s really enjoyable.” The Briton’s growing obsession with golf was completely different from F1. Still, he pursued to develop his golfing skills, and today he plays it quite well.

Norris certainly has Sainz to thank for being the stimulus for his golf interests. The duo often play with each other despite being in separate teams now. Last year, during the pre-season, Lando and Carlos even played a nice friendly tournament that involved several other drivers.

When Lando Norris and his F1 mates played in a Friendly Golf Tournament

Just when the 2022 season was about to begin in Bahrain, Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc led two teams in a friendly golf face-off. Leclerc was playing with Alex Albon. While Norris had Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez on his team.

Apparently, Sainz’s father Carlos Sr. was also going to play with the youngsters. But as Lando tweeted, he had to leave. Thus, they were just 5 of them with Charles and Alex playing together on the other team.

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Despite being a man short, Leclerc and Albon beat Norris and Co. This must have been hard to digest for Lando, considering he had two good players besides him. Both Sainz and Perez play golf well and Sainz is perhaps even better than Norris. Meanwhile, Alex Albon is a total amateur, as revealed by his golfer girlfriend.

So, it was Leclerc mostly who held his nerve to beat Norris’s team. It must have been a good clash between Lando and Charles. Still, Charles leading a 2-man team to victory against a 3-man team is impressive.

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With more than a month left for the F1 season to begin, Norris may be playing some golf to get some relaxation. After all, it will be another hectic season in 2023, with Lando once again probably battling in the midfield. He may need this stress-relieving golfing time to cope with the pressures of the F1 season.

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Aishwary Gaonkar

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Aishwary Gaonkar is an F1 Author at EssentiallySports. Having completed his postgrad, he has set out to venture into the world of Sports Journalism. He is an ardent fan of F1 and has been following the most prestigious form of motor racing for over a decade now.
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Ranvijay Singh