Lando Norris turns 22 today! The McLaren driver is celebrating his birthday in São Paulo while competing in the Brazilian Grand Prix in Interlagos. He will try to make up some positions in the F1 sprint to give himself a better chance of a result in tomorrow’s race.
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But in his interview with Ziggo Sport, Lando jokingly mentioned that he was aiming for pole position. The young Brit said he felt old and mentioned that, like Jack Plooij, he also had gray hair.
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When asked if the pole position would be a nice gift for him, Lando replied: “Yeah, yeah … We will definitely be in pole position.”
But when Plooij reminded him of his birthday, “I know, I know.”
“What was it, 22?” asked Plooij teasingly.
“26,” Norris replied hilariously.
“No, I am happy. 22, I’m turning 22. I already feel old. My hair is going to be a little gray like you, “said Norris. When Plooij asked him what he said about his hair, Norris praised that it was beautiful. “No, look. I liked to trace your hairstyle back a little more. You’re my idol, ”said Norris.
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I felt a lot safer with the car: Lando Norris
As McLaren reports, the Briton was satisfied with his qualifying result. He said he felt a little safer in the car than in FP1, where he was struggling.
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Formula 1 F1 – Mexican Grand Prix – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico – November 4th, 2021, McLaren’s Lando Norris speaks to the media REUTERS / Henry Romero
“I think we have to be happy with qualifying because we struggled a lot in FP1 this morning. After making some good improvements in qualifying, I felt a lot safer with the car.
We would have liked to have been ahead of the Ferraris, but we have to finish P8 and P9 today because they were faster. We’re in a good position to fight them tomorrow, ”said the McLaren driver.
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In the battle with Ferrari, McLaren would hope that Norris could overtake his rivals in the sprint. He starts from P8 behind Charles Leclerc and in front of his team-mate.
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