F1: Qatar Grand Prix: Lando Norris Secures New Record for McLaren

mobilinanews (English) - Lando Norris from McLaren has a chance to secure the Formula 1 world championship at the Qatar Grand Prix this weekend. Even if he doesn't, he'll set a new record surpassing legendary drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Alain Prost, and Ayrton Senna.

Noah Norris only needs to beat his teammate, Oscar Piastri, and Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) with a margin of at least two points to win the world championship.

The points he gets will be during the sprint race on Saturday (29/11) or if he fails, he'll have another chance on race day Sunday (30/11).

And even though it's just two points, it's not an easy task. His rivals are likely to put in a strong performance to keep their hopes alive for the championship in the final round in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

But even if Norris fails to secure the championship in Qatar, he's already set a prestigious record in McLaren's history in Formula One.

As soon as the racing starts, regardless of his starting position, that counts as his 151st start with McLaren. This is a new record, as he equaled the previous record in the last GP in Las Vegas and previously David Coulthard.

That means Norris has set a new record to surpass legendary drivers like Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Mika Hakkinen, and Lewis Hamilton, who has 7 championships and is still active in F1. He becomes the highest number of racers for McLaren.

After setting this personal record, Norris' future task is to secure the world championship with McLaren. He will follow the championship title won by his team, McLaren, this year.

List of McLaren drivers with the highest number of starts in F1

1 and 2. David Coulthard and Lando Norris (150)