“He got me into racing. He got me onto a motorbike first.” These are the words of Lando Norris dedicated to the MotoGP and racing legend Valentino Rossi. The rider has been an inspiration for a generation, which includes Norris, whom he met first in 2019. And now that Rossi has retired from two-wheel racing and is fighting in GT World Challenge Europe, Norris rushed to see his idol compete at Brands Hatch.

The McLaren driver looked thrilled about joining Rossi after the race as the Italian took his first podium in the series. Amidst the F1 break ahead of the Imola GP, Norris took to Instagram to share a snapshot of himself at the Brands Hatch circuit, accompanied by none other than Rossi. The caption accompanying the post by the McLaren driver simply read, “Reunited with the GOAT.”

The fans went into a frenzy over Lando Norris’s picture. Norris, whose new McLaren jacket got the most attention, enjoyed his fanboy moment side by side with Rossi with a big grin on his face. On the other hand, Rossi, who looks ever so fresh in his racing suit after the race. Plenty of fans just hailed Rossi’s greatness in the comment section, and the rest of them showered their love on both drivers.

Fans go crazy over the duo of Lando Norris and Valentino Rossi

Rossi’s greatness transcends beyond the world of MotoGP. To witness that would’ve been a great moment for Norris, who now regularly talks with his idol. Both of them reached a new level of friendship, as they want to race side by side in the future. All of this love was captured in the photo that was reported by McLaren as well.

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The fans were left struck seeing the two drivers together as a few of them wrote: “MY WORLDS COLLIDE OMG 😭”, “Things you like to watch.. 🙌” and “How darned cool!! Two of my favorite racers hanging out”.

Others sprinkled their love for the two professionals, saying, “Ahhh the duet we were hoping to see😍🔥”, “two icons” and “Lando with The Doc ❤️🔥”.

Joking about their time together, a user wrote: “Seems like Lando is Vale’s lucky charm he got his first ever podium while Lando was there🙌🏻♥️”, while the other one referencing to Norris’ 2019 meeting with Rossi wrote, “I hope this time he spoke without stuttering HAHAHAHA”.

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Norris holds the utmost respect for Rossi, and clearly, it shows. The same energy in return from the Italian only makes it infinitely better.