The more I watch Lando Norris the more excited I get. To think he's still couple of years behind Verstappen (23) & Norris (21) I just can't help thinking what his improvement will be like this year.
I don't know about you but I get the sense he's a little underrated in many circles. As both of us agreed, we'd put him higher than Russell but I feel the latter, even before his drive for Merc at the end of last year, is talked about more.
Maybe it's because George has a clearer pathway to the top with Mercedes? It seems inevitable he'll go there. With all due respect to McLaren, they've still got a long way to go to reach the heights of the top 2 and Lando's route to a top seat is less obvious. (It's that or McLaren absolutely smash it out of the park and return to winning ways when the new regulations come into play next year). At the moment he simply he's going to have to continue driving the wheels off that McLaren and beat Ricciardo. But he can do it. When he does, the top teams cannot ignore him. In time, I wouldn't bet against an all British lineup at Mercedes.
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