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21-year-old Lando Norris is arguably one of the best drivers on the grid this season. The young Brit is the only driver to score in each race weekend so far this season. In addition, Norris has already surpassed his point total from the previous year after the Austrian GP and is aiming McLaren to finish ahead of Ferrari in the constructor’s championship.

Throughout this season, Lando Norris has received praise from almost the entire F1 fraternity, including fellow compatriot Lewis Hamilton. And once again the seven-time world champion was impressed by the young McLaren driver who finished P4 at Silverstone.

In a video posted by the official Twitter account of McLaren, Lewis Hamilton was seen recording Lando Norris’s interview after the British GP. The tweet reads: No.1 fan (with a winking emoji).

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“Such a great driver, Lando.”: Lewis Hamilton

The reigning champion, Lewis Hamilton, was full of praise for Lando Norris at the Austrian Grand Prix. The young Brit qualified at P2 just four one-hundredths of a second behind the pole sitter Max Verstappen.

During the race, Lando Norris was ahead of Lewis Hamilton for 20 laps but later the young Brit conceded his position. After overtaking, the Knight said on the radio: “Such a great driver, Lando.”

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Despite going behind Hamilton, Lando Norris finished ahead of him after the former suffered a floor damage to his car. And cliched his third podium of the season.

Formula One F1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy – April 18, 2021. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates after finishing first on the podium with second-placed, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and third-placed, McLaren’s Lando Norris Pool via REUTERS/Bryn Lennon.

Lando Norris has out-qualified his much-experienced teammate, Daniel Ricciardo this season. Currently, the young Brit sits fourth in the driver’s championship, 63 points ahead of his teammate.

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Can Lando Norris continue his scoring streak at the next race weekend in Hungary? What do you think? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Pingaksh Sharma is an F1 author at EssentiallySports. He has been following this sport since India hosted the Grand Prix in 2012 and has been an ardent supporter of the eventual race winner, Sebastian Vettel. He is also a fan of Max Verstappen and Red Bull and hopes the former breaks the Lewis Hamilton dominance.
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