Lando Norris: World Champion Racing New F1 Cars and Clapping Back at Verstappen
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Lando Norris: World Champion Racing New F1 Cars and Clapping Back at Verstappen
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However, I can provide you with a summary of Lando Norris's recent activities based on the search results, formatted as continuous narrative without citations embedded as you've requested. Here's what's been happening:
Lando Norris, the reigning Formula 1 world champion, has been heavily involved in pre-season testing for the 2026 F1 season in Bahrain this week. On the opening day of testing, Norris topped the timesheets with a fastest lap of one minute thirty-four point six six nine seconds, beating Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. However, by Thursday's second day of running, Ferrari's Leclerc took over the benchmark pace, and Norris acknowledged that McLaren currently trails both Ferrari and Red Bull in performance. Despite this, Norris completed one hundred forty-nine laps on Thursday, the highest mileage of any driver that day, describing it as probably the most laps he's done in a single day in his Formula 1 career. He characterized the testing session as productive and expressed confidence that McLaren will improve significantly before the Australian Grand Prix kicks off the 2026 season on March sixth through eighth.
Beyond track performance, Norris has also made headlines for his response to Max Verstappen's criticism of the new 2026 F1 regulations. Verstappen described the cars as not fun to drive and compared them to Formula E on steroids, questioning his long-term commitment to the sport. Norris pushed back against these comments, stating he genuinely enjoyed the new cars and found them a fun challenge. He suggested that if Verstappen was that unhappy, he was free to retire, noting that F1 drivers are generously compensated and shouldn't complain. Norris acknowledged the cars feel different and slower than previous generations but argued they present an interesting engineering challenge.
Additionally, a report indicated that Veloce recently acquired Quadrant, a gaming and lifestyle company co-founded by Norris, unlocking twenty million dollars in annual revenue for the entity. The move highlights Norris's business interests beyond racing as he prepares to defend his maiden world title in what could be a competitive and unpredictable 2026 season with the sport's sweeping regulation changes.
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