The similarities between Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris, who received their first F1 World Championship with McLaren, are putting.
Hamilton and Norris each received their first F1 world drivers’ titles with McLaren.
Norris completed third within the remaining race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, profitable the F1 world title with a two-point lead over Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen.
This makes Norris the thirty fifth world champion in F1’s 75-year historical past and the eleventh British-born world champion.
It was additionally McLaren’s first driver’s title since Hamilton in 2008.
However profitable F1’s first crown with the identical workforce is not the one similarity Norris and Hamilton share…
- Hamilton and Norris received the opening race in Australia on March sixteenth.
- Hamilton and Norris took their second win of the season in Monaco on Could twenty fifth.
- Hamilton and Norris retire from crash at Canadian Grand Prix
- Hamilton and Norris received their first race on the British Grand Prix on July sixth.
- Hamilton and Norris received their first F1 title on the remaining race of the season
Vital recommendation Hamilton gave Norris
Norris was stuffed with emotion as he realized his accomplishments.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton revealed he had given Norris recommendation forward of the title-clinching Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
“I am actually, actually pleased for him,” Hamilton advised the media after the race. “He did an important job this season.
“I advised him, heading into the weekend, preserve doing all your job. What you’ve got been doing is working, so there is no want to vary it. Simply take it one nook at a time heading into the weekend.”
“Clearly, that is what he did. It is nice to see one other Brit win the championship. It is nice for the game. It lasted till the final race. What extra might you ask for?”
Talking about Hamilton’s help, Norris advised Channel 4: “I grew up watching Lewis and I really like this man.
“I texted him and he despatched me some phrases of knowledge on a Thursday night time, I feel after dinner, simply attempting to assist me a bit of bit and that is one thing I really like and respect a lot.
“However simply the truth that I can see my identify subsequent to him is fairly loopy. I grew up watching him, so now with the ability to race with him and the truth that he helps me on occasion helps me by the second. I like it.”
