News Details

‘Norris' run is development, not assessment'

Although Lando Norris is believed to be in line for a 2019 McLaren driver, sporting director Gil de Ferran insists his FP1 runs are more to do with development than assessment. Norris drove the McLaren MCL33 during Friday's first practice for the Belgian Grand Prix, finishing just under a tenth ahead of regular driver Stoffel Vandoorne. The Brit will be back in action this Friday at Monza, this time replacing Vandoorne for the session. But while reports claim Norris is one of four drivers in line to partner Carlos Sainz at McLaren next season, his boss says the Friday runs are about developing the driver, not assessing him for a 2019 drive. 'You called it assessment, I call it...
Full Story »
7y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

McLaren impressed by Lando Norris' adaptability amid...

McLaren Sporting Director Gil de Ferran has praised Lando Norris’...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

McLaren: "This circuit has indeed exposed many of...

McLaren sporting director Gil De Ferran believes that McLaren's...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Banned Ferrucci keeps Haas development driver role

Belgian Grand Prix – Banned Formula Two driver Santino Ferrucci is...
7y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Technical and sporting news from the Belgian Grand Prix

Formula One is back in action after its long, but well-deserved summer...
7y ago from F1Technical.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Guenther Steiner: MotoGP riders ‘need to be of a...

Tech3 KTM CEO Guenther Steiner has continued to share his admiration for...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Andretti confirmed to field just three cars for Indy...

Andretti Global has confirmed that the team will only run three cars in...

Toby Sowery joins AJ Foyt Racing in IndyCar reserve...

AJ Foyt Racing has appointed Toby Sowery as the team’s reserve driver...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Lancia wins again after 33-year absence

No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com

Thierry Neuville crashes out of Croatia lead in final...

A dramatic WRC Rally Croatia kept the biggest shock for the Wolf Power...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Watch: Manchester City fan brutally troll Arsenal...

Manchester City’s dominant 3-0 victory over Chelsea was more than just a...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Manchester City fan mocks Arsenal with hilarious...

A Manchester City fan has gone viral for his celebration as he mocked...
6h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'Pitiful surrender-monkeys' - Piers Morgan reacts as...

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen couldn't help but celebrate as...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'EVERYTHING has changed!' | Micah and Sturridge debate...

Micah Richards and Daniel Sturridge debate who has the edge in the Premier...
6h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.