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Vandoorne OUT Norris INNot long after confirming Stoffel Vandoorne would lose his seat in 2019, McLaren announced rising star Lando Norris will step up to replace him and make his Formula 1 debut…
Norris is currently second in the F2 championship, trailing Mercedes junior George Russell, but he has been increasing his time behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car this season.
The Briton, who joined the McLaren Young Driver Programme in 2017, tested the MCL33 during the post-Hungarian Grand Prix test earlier this summer and then ran on a Grand Prix weekend for the first time when he drove in FP1 at Spa and Monza.
McLaren have opted to give the Briton his F1 debut next year in place of the departing Vandoorne, and he'll partner Carlos Sainz who will join from Renault to replace double world champion Fernando Alonso, in what will be an all-new line-up.
“We believe Lando is an exciting talent, full of potential, who we’ve very deliberately kept within the McLaren fold for exactly that reason,” said McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
“We already know he’s fast, he learns quickly, and has a mature head on his young shoulders. We see much potential for our future together. The investment we have made in his budding career with simulator development and seat-time in the car has been well-deserved, as he has continued to prove his abilities both behind the wheel and in his work with the engineering team.
