Norris feels ready to ‘lead’ McLaren team

Fresh from signing a new multi-year contract, Lando Norris believes that he has the confidence and ability to now lead McLaren.

Norris impressed from the start of his McLaren stint in 2019, but 2021 felt like a true breakthrough season for the British racer as he rose to the challenge of Daniel Ricciardo’s arrival, scoring 45 points more than the multi-time race winner across the campaign.

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McLaren understandably then wanted to tie their hot prospect down to a new contract, succeeding in that mission as Norris put pen to paper on a deal running through to 2025.

As well as from a driving perspective, Norris’ confidence has also skyrocketed having suffered with self-doubt during the early stages of his F1 career.

So now, he feels McLaren can lean on him as they race into a new regulatory era in Formula 1.

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As quoted by the Formula 1 website, speaking at the launch of McLaren’s 2022 challenger, the MCL36, Norris said: “I look forward to continuing how I did last year hopefully.

“Feeling confident in myself, confident in my driving, and I feel like I can lead the team… I feel like I can be in a place where I can lean on the team if they