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The British Grand Prix is just right around the corner! The flying circus will travel to the home of the sport, Silverstone, for the British GP on the 9th of July. And while the fans will be lapping up all the racing action to come, their attention will be on the trio of Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, and Lando Norris. The Brits will be in full support of their drivers, however, Norris has already planned something special for them in return.

The 23-year-old has a cult fan following in F1. One thing’s for sure, the McLaren ace will have thousands turning up at the track to gee him on. And he wants the world to know! That’s exactly why he has planned to drop some exclusive merch for the race that will let the Papaya Army stand out from the crowd.

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Norris took to his Instagram account to reveal, “Hello beautiful people, today is a very special day because we’re releasing this; the Grand Stand Collection. Why is it called the Grand Stand Collection, you may ask? It’s obvious, cause I’ll be able to see you guys in the Grandstands wearing this from a mile away!”

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As soon as this news went viral, fans rushed to the social media site to share their reactions. While Norris’ fans were majorly ecstatic, some of them were concerned about their fiscal health after the Brit revealed the details!

One fan even commented, “okay, my wallet is going to cry a lot, i swear.”

Let’s take a look at just a few of the fan reactions from Norris’ latest Merch drop.

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Norris revealed that fans could get their hands on the trifecta of a hat, a t-shirt, and a hoodie. However, that totals up to a whopping $160 approx per his website. Naturally, the fans were wary of this fact. One of them wrote, “lando will break my bank account and I’m not even mad about it.” Whilst another said, “You’re trying to make me go into debt.”

The Merch dropped today. And the financial hit aside, the Papaya army was in great spirits to learn about the Brit’s latest fan venture.

“just lando being a green flag.”

“lando just called us “beautiful”. how are we feel?.”

“Lando proving once again he is the brightest green flag..”

“Neon army … @landonorris your fans will be seen!! At the race or spotting them on TV! LN fluro takeover at Silverstone.”

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“I’ll defo be wearing it at Silverstone I’m sooo excited.”

“plus if you wear it at Las Vegas, you’ll glow in the dark!”

“I’m just imagining how it’ll look for Lando when he’s driving.”

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Will you be taking the plunge on this exquisite piece of Lando Norris memorabilia for the British GP?