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Lando Norris joins McLaren F1 young driver programme

Rising British racer Lando Norris has joined McLaren-Honda's young driver programme ahead of the 2017 season. Norris, 17, won the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 2016 as well as the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and NEC titles, marking himself as one of motorsport's brightest young talents. The Briton will move into the FIA European Formula 3 championship for 2017, and will now also link up with McLaren as part of its driver development programme, as confirmed by the team on Wednesday. 'I regard Lando as a fabulous prospect; he blew the doors off his rivals in not one but three highly competitive race series last year, then capped that by establishing himself as the clear winner...
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