Lando Norris
British racing driver-sensation Lando Norris is eyeing the Macau Grand Prix for his debut in the top tier of Formula 3, reported Autosport last night.
The 16-year-old driver, who will turn 17 shortly before the race kicks off in November, will use the challenging Guia Circuit as a warm-up for next season’s Formula 3 European Championship.
Norris currently leads the Formula Renault Eurocup and the Formula Renault Northern European Cup, has been a race winner in the BRDC British F3 Championship and also claimed the Toyota Racing Series title in New Zealand.
He has made headlines for collecting 20 race wins to date this season.
“Macau is a great race and we don’t want to miss it if we can make it happen,” said Fraser Sheader of ADD Motorsports, which manages Lando Norris.
“It’s arguably the most competitive F3 race of the year, and it would put him on a great footing for next year,” added Sheader, as cited by Autosport. “It’s looking like F3 will be the chosen route, and this would be the best way to kick it off.”
Norris, who has already accumulated experience in FIA-spec Formula 3 cars from his 2015 MSA Formula (now British Formula 4) title-winning season, when he earned the chance to driver with Carlin and Mucke Motorsport.
The young driver was also linked to Carlin and Mucke Motorsport through this season’s BRDC British F3 Championship.
Although no Formula 3 deal is definitely on the horizon, it has been proposed that Norris might find an agreement with Carlin and Mucke Motorsport due to prior connections.
It is understood that Norris’s campaign in BRDC British F3 – which is based on beefed-up FIA F4 Tatuus chassis – should qualify him for participation at Macau as the series has FIA blessing for use of the F3 name. DB
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