World Breakthrough of the Year prize at the Laureus awards<\/a>.<\/p>\nSpeaking to The Guardian, Norris said that the award was more meaningful due to Laureus\u2019 work in disadvantaged communities, “including mental health. When I was younger I never knew I\u2019d have the platform to speak about [mental health].<\/p>\n
\u201cSo to realise the amount I can help other people is special. In the longer term that means more than winning a world championship.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A common mental health issue suffered by Norris is imposter syndrome \u2013 the feeling that you are not good enough or do not deserve to be in a particular position \u2013 which alongside depression, caused the Briton serious problems during his rookie year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were lots of doubts: \u2018Do I deserve to be here? Why am I not as good as these people?\u2019 You feel you\u2019re wasting people\u2019s time \u2026 I struggled a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
Due to his own struggles, Norris has made a concerted effort to engage with McLaren personnel, including the simple act of ordering personalised water bottles for 800 crew members, an act which came from a desire to \u201cmake my team happy\u201d.<\/p>\n
Speaking to F1.com previously, Norris said: \u201cI think because I\u2019m very\u2026. as much as you see me laughing on camera and all those things, I\u2019m still a very reserved person.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI like to keep to myself, I\u2019m very quiet 95% of the time, and I like doing my own things and thinking in my own head. I\u2019m an introvert \u2013\u00a0massively. Because of being introverted, I just grew up always being very self-conscious of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
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