Lando Norris Eyes Back-to-Back Championships as McLaren Unveils 2026 F1 Car
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Lando Norris Eyes Back-to-Back Championships as McLaren Unveils 2026 F1 Car
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Lando Norris, fresh off clinching his first Formula 1 drivers championship in 2025, stole the spotlight at the 2026 Autosport Awards in London, where Motorsport.com reports he accepted the Autosport Champion award and boldly declared his target to defend the title with back-to-back wins in the radically new 2026 regulations. Its absolutely the goal, he told the cheering crowd, crediting last years triumph with boosting his long-held self-belief after years of seeing-is-believing doubt. This defiant vow, weighted with biographical heft as it marks his shift from contender to defender, came amid McLarens reveal of renders for the new MCL40 car, shown in an interim testing livery per ESPN, set to debut privately at Barcelonas Circuit de Catalunya this week from January 26 to 30, ahead of Bahrain tests and the Australian Grand Prix opener on March 8.
Team principal Andrea Stella, speaking to Formula1.com and Sky Sports News, reaffirmed the McLaren way of equal opportunities for Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri under the famed papaya rules, while promising to simplify internal racing decisions after reviewing 2025s controversies that kept Red Bulls Max Verstappen in the hunt until the finale. Stella praised Norris post-championship growth, noting his simulator hours on the 2026 chassis and power unit, and insisted everyone starts from zero under the rules reset, with McLarens ambitious development on track. No fresh public appearances or social media buzz have surfaced in the last few days, though a nostalgic piece in The Race revisited Norriss elite 2018 Daytona 24 Hours stint matching Fernando Alonso lap for lap in rain-soaked chaos, underscoring his raw talent that propelled him to F1 stardom and hinting at future endurance cameos with McLarens WEC push. All verified, no unconfirmed whispers yet as testing looms.
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