British driver has stormed to second on the grid at Silverstone and the question is how long can McLaren hold on to him?
Lando Norris is wearing a bracelet on his wrist at this weekend’s British Grand Prix spelling out the word ‘MUPPET’. It was given to him by a fan and he found it amusing so he wears it now, along with another which says ‘Let’s Go Lando’.
‘Muppet’, the McLaren driver explains, is a reference to his former team-mate, Carlos Sainz, now at Ferrari. “I used to call him a muppet,” Norris says, laughing. “The fans loved it and still say it to me now. I can’t remember exactly how it started. I think I called Carlos a muppet in a video or something.
“I get loads [of bracelets] from fans,” he adds. “During the weekend I’ll get more and I’ll swap them out eventually. It’s just one thing I like to do.”
One thing is for sure, ‘muppet’ is certainly not an accurate description of Norris behind the wheel.