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George Russell and Lando Norris are two of the brightest young talents in Formula One right now. Both drivers have proven themselves in the spot on several locations with their amazing pace and super performances.

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Recently, to promote the upcoming season of the Netflix show Drive to Survive, several drivers did a photoshoot with Vanity Fair. Although the drivers looked dapper in their outfits, some of their photos were hilarious.

Norris, too, found the photoshoot a bit funny and particularly made fun of Russell’s picture.

 “It’s something going in around the face area. I can’t, it’s hard to pinpoint what it is. Looks like he’s got more rounded, you know George has got a very chiseled jawline and in this, it looks more like jerbal or hamster or something. So yeah, unfair for that one,” said Lando.

Both drivers are in the conversation about being the future F1 world champions. But surprisingly, the McLaren driver picks Russell as the future world champion over himself.

Lando Norris picks George Russell as the future world champion

As reported by Give Me Sport, there are many drivers who are currently in the conversation about the race of future world champions. Lando and George are probably in the top half of the list.

But the McLaren driver believes Russell will become the world champion before him and he gives a very solid reason for that.

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“You could say George [Russell]. Carlos [Sainz], Charles [Leclerc], you never know, myself or Daniel [Ricciardo],” said Lando.

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“I want to win with McLaren. I think to be realistic we have a bit of work to do. We’ll see, I don’t know, maybe ask me in two races and I can give you a much better answer!” said Norris.

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This is a very fair assessment from the McLaren driver’s part, as Russell is in a Mercedes from 2022. But if the Woking-based team can continue their upward trend in F1, soon he will be challenging for the championship himself.

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