F1 is growing at a fast pace, and it is even attracting not just new fans but also athletes from other sports. Recently, the EPL stars flew to Monte Carlo to witness the prestigious Monaco GP. And the English soccer players met the McLaren driver Lando Norris.

The Monaco paddock was full of top celebrities. It also included star soccer players like Eric Dier and Matt Doherty of Tottenham Hotspur; and Phil Foden and Ruben Dias from Manchester City. Moreover, the Chelsea star Mason Mount also came to watch the Formula One event in the principality.

Norris had a great qualifying session in Monaco, securing a P5 for the starting grid on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Australian teammate Daniel Ricciardo got eliminated in Q2 with P14. However, the Saturday got better for the young Brit as English soccer icons Mount and Foden visited him after the qualifying.

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Mason Mount and fellow English player Phil Foden also went to the Red Bull barracks. There they met Sergio Perez and the reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen. Undoubtedly, it was a fantastic experience for fans to witness their favorite F1 drivers, along with the soccer stars.

Lando Norris is optimistic about a Monaco GP podium

The English constructor is having a turbulent season. Either their car performs well to put up a good fight for the mid-field, or is quite uncompetitive, which was the case in the initial GPs.

On Saturday, Norris had the pace to fight for midfield, while teammate Honey Badger didn’t have the same pace. Further, the 24-year-old is happy to qualify P5 for the race but wants to compete against the frontrunners, Ferrari and Red Bull.

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Norris is still optimistic that he can score a podium like in Imola. The young Englishman believes Monaco is a tricky circuit and can always lead to uncertain results. On the possibility of finishing at the podium, he responded, “I want to be optimistic that the people above us have problems, but you never know.”

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Aside from the podium hopes, Norris is mainly eyeing bagging some points for the McLaren. He is the key figure this season for the Woking base. Let’s see what Norris has in store for the Sunday Grand Prix.