Lando Norris: The McLaren Star Set to Prove He’s a Future F1 World Champion

McLaren Formula 1 boss Zak Brown has been guiding Lando Norris’ career since 2015 and believed straight away that he was a future world champion.

This could be the year Norris proves him right.

McLaren finished last season as constructors’ champions, and with no major surprises, Norris has the chance to turn his near-title challenge against Red Bull’s Max Verstappen last year into a serious attempt in 2025.

Brown isn’t the only one who has always believed Norris could reach the very top.

Stephanie Carlin, who worked with Norris throughout the junior categories and is now McLaren’s F1 business operations director, has also always been confident he would make it.

“He was just incredibly quick,” Carlin says, “and he was able to show it very well. From the first time he got in a car, there’s been natural talent, speed, and pace.”