{"id":428599,"date":"2026-01-21T22:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/428599\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T22:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:11:13","slug":"lando-norris-relives-sir-jackie-stewarts-2013-prediction-after-becoming-f1-world-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/428599\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Norris relives Sir Jackie Stewart\u2019s 2013 prediction after becoming F1 world champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dressed to the nines at the Autosport Awards<\/a>, Lando Norris<\/a> stepped onto the red carpet as a Formula 1 world champion for the first time. But while it would have been easy for the Briton to wax lyrical about his performance this year, instead he reflected on a moment with racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart in 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Norris’s rise in the world of racing from a young junior racer to a grand prix winner and, ultimately, a champion, is well documented. But this journey saw the driver stand alongside Sir Stewart a decade ago, with the three-time champion saying at the time that he believed Norris could join him in the winner’s circle – something he was asked about in front of the cameras today.<\/p>\n

“I mean, it\u2019s crazy,” he said. “I actually, in the car here, I looked at the picture of me and Jackie back then,\u201d before adding with a grin, \u201cI\u2019ve grown a bit more than what Jackie has.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued:\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t know. I think then it\u2019s so far away. Like F1 was, what, seven years away from there?\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd a world championship was what, like 12 years away from that?<\/p>\n

“So I just keep trying, keep believing. I was never one to overly believe or give myself too much confidence about the future. But I kept trying, kept fighting and it turned out.<\/p>\n

\"Lando <\/p>\n

Lando Norris, McLaren, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Guido De Bortoli \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

“So I think that was the main thing: keep your head down, keep working hard and hope – it doesn’t always – but hope that it pays off.”<\/p>\n

Norris fought hard against not only four-time champion Max Verstappen<\/a> during last year’s F1 season, but also his own McLaren<\/a> team-mate Oscar Piastri<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With strong consistency towards the end of the season, he proved competitive in his potent machinery. And while Verstappen’s performance surged in the latter half of the year, Norris kept a calm head on his shoulders as he continued to bank points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A third-place finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – the last race of the season – confirmed his place in the history books, something Norris has fought tirelessly for since he joined the championship in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“\u200aI have something to fight for, you know?” he said on the upcoming season. “To try and maintain my championship and maintain the number that I’m gonna have this year.”<\/p>\n

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