Lando Norris Reveals What Race Winning Message Meant, as His Months Old Promise to Grandma Comes True in Miami

May 11, 2024 | 11:21 AM EDT

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“I’ll remember this forever. Thank you, everyone ❤️,” wrote Lando Norris as he posted a picture of himself hugging his first winners’ trophy. When F1 raced in Miami, most people in the Eastern side of the world slept or didn’t tune into the race, thinking that the obvious result of Max Verstappen winning wasn’t worth sacrificing their sleep. But little did they know! Norris won his first race in 305 and sent out a very sweet message dedicating the win to his granny. Take a look at why he did it.

Kevin Magnussen and Logan Sargeant (during Miami GP) had an incident that brought out the safety car. This changed the course of the race and history, giving F1 their 114th race winner and McLaren their 2nd one in a decade. The young British driver finally got to stand on the top step of the podium after 110 times of asking. Right before he did, he thanked his parents and grandparents. In the latest episode of the Fast and Curious podcast, he explains why.

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Talking on ‘The Fast and the Curious’ podcast, Lando said, “I had to say quick thanks to my mom and dad. Still, also yeah my grandparents they’re my biggest fans so uh, both the ones that you met and also my grandma who’s out in Belgium (from my mom’s side) she’s not been so well lately so um, I promised her when I saw her like a couple weeks ago that I would win a race not really knowing when or if she would be able to see one. But, I said I promise I’ll win a race within a year. I didn’t think it would come this early. So thankfully, I’ve been able to win so quickly that I’ll be able to go out and see her on the weekend and tell her that.”

He added, “I’ve not spoken to her since. I’ve been, I’ve been pretty busy. I’ve spoken to my mom, my dad, my friends and family, but I’m going to go and see her, so I think that’ll be even more special.” But is that all? Not really.

“Next level crazy” achievement, next stop for Lando Norris

The first race win is always very special and even more so for someone who has had to wait for almost the longest time in history to do that. While that first item on the bucket list stands checked out, there is another mammoth target for him this year. (a one he has set for himself).

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Lando said, “I would love to (win at Silverstone). I really wanted to win in Silverstone. Miami was a great place and a very cool place to win. So, not gonna complain. But one thing along the way that I would really love is to win in Silverstone, win in front of my home fans. That would just be the next level of crazy. That’s my next goal. As much as I would love to win in Imola and all these other places, a win in Silverstone is as top as it gets for now.”

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Do you think Lando Norris could win at Silverstone?