Pique, Lloris, Norris: Athletes who were rich before they made it in sport

Lando Norris is one of the most exciting young drivers in Formula 1.

With 61 race starts and five podium finishes to his name at 22 years old, the McLaren driver is destined for big things in motor racing’s blue riband division.

Norris has put in the hard graft to move up through karting, Formula 3, Formula 2 and beyond at such a young age, proving himself as one of the drivers with the highest ceilings on the grid.

And as you might already know, the F1 prodigy was born into wealthy circumstances with his father, Adam Norris, ranking amongst some of the richest individuals in the United Kingdom.

Norris Senior placed in 18th position on the Bristol Rich List 2016 with a personal fortune estimated at £205 million having retired from his position as managing director of Pensions Direct at age 36.

And during Norris Junior’s fascinating appearance on the High Performance Podcast, he reflected on how growing up in the situation that he did both informed him as a person as well as a F1 driver.

When asked about his privileged background, Norris replied: “There’s obviously so many nice things which obviously come with that. And I’m lucky and thankful to be in the position that I’ve been in with my dad doing so well and so on.

“And that’s led on to me having and being given many good opportunities to always be with a good team, to have a manager and a trainer since I was 12, 13 years old.

“But I think the one thing is that my mom and dad have done very well, I would say, is keep me grounded and kind of realise or live the life, let’s say, as normally as possible, not get carried away in any way.

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“I’m definitely, I can say I’m privileged, but not in the way that I get whatever I want. I