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Brown knew Norris was ready after first FP1 session
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown said he knew Lando Norris was ready to drive for the team after his first FP1 outing. In 2018 Norris finished runner-up to George Russell in the F2 Championship, but at the time he was juggling this with his McLaren commitments where he served as a junior and reserve driver. The Briton made his first appearance for McLaren in FP1 at the 2018 Belgian GP, and Brown says that Norris' calm approach and pace made him certain after that one outing that Norris was McLaren's guy for 2019. 'The one for me when I went ‘Yep, he's ready', was when he did his first Free Practice 1 in Formula 1 [at the 2018 Belgian GP],' Brown said at Autosport International 2020. 'He...
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