Kinders<\/a> and subtle things that aren\u2019t needed, but just nice to have.<\/p>\n\n\tDo you like working on these brand partnerships or do they sometimes get in the way of training?<\/p>\n
\n\tWell you want someone who actively wants to try and make your team and your situation better. And then you want to obviously be able to give something back in return. For us, one of those big things is our fans and our supporters, because without them, we don\u2019t have Formula 1. So we are always trying to have a good situation [with partners] where we can help each other, but at the same time we can give more access to the fans, the supporters of McLaren, because they\u2019re very, very important to us.<\/p>\n
\n\tAs drivers, we know we have to be part of all of these things, so the more attractive and cool they can make it for us, the more it\u2019s going to be better for everyone, right? We\u2019re drivers, you know, not actors or anything. So the more fun it can be for us, the more of a positive it\u2019s going to be for the fans, for the partners, and for the team.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tThe view from the rooftop at the Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHilton Garden Inn Silverstone<\/p>\n
\n\tThis is your sixth year as a full-time Formula 1 driver. How do you think your mindset or awareness has changed?<\/p>\n
\n\tI think you get so used to it being normal, and you kind of get used to waking up on a Sunday, knowing that it\u2019s race day. I remember the first year or two in Formula 1, I would wake up on a Sunday and be like, \u2018Oh God!\u2019 You\u2019re kind of excited, nervous\u2026 you don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen because there are a lot of new situations. Now I\u2019m able to anticipate much better what might happen, and I\u2019m able to narrow down a lot more of the situations I might be in. So that\u2019s just experience. <\/p>\n
\n\tDo you still get nervous before a race?<\/p>\n
\n\tThere are still times when I\u2019m obviously more anxious, more nervous, all of these things, and then maybe not feeling as comfortable or confident or whatever. But then you\u2019ve got to try and know when those times are and turn it into excitement, and then the excitement turns into confidence when you kind of have a good plan in place. Knowing how to turn different situations into a positive one is really the main thing. But I don\u2019t think you can avoid ever being overly excited or nervous or anxious at times. I think sometimes you\u2019ve just got to roll with it.<\/p>\n
\n\tWhat is your attack plan like when you get to the track each weekend?<\/p>\n
\n\tI think for some things, it\u2019s good to have a very good plan. But at the same time, with racing, you can have plenty of plans in place, but we\u2019re also human at the end of it, so you can\u2019t plan for what everyone else is going to do. And I think those are sometimes the exciting races, especially when they say there\u2019s rain or it\u2019s drying out. Yes, it\u2019s nerve racking, but it\u2019s also exciting because there\u2019s opportunity for everyone, including yourself. I think other races where it\u2019s just going to be completely dry or whatever, it\u2019s much easier to put a decent plan in place and try and execute that. But when it\u2019s like this weekend, where it\u2019s probably going to rain for maybe half the race or something, that\u2019s one where you\u2019re like, \u2018Okay, what\u2019s going to happen?\u2019 <\/p>\n
\n\tDo you like driving in the rain?<\/p>\n
\n\tSome of the time, those conditions are the most scary, nerve-racking conditions, especially when you might be on slicks in the wet [rain]. I say scary and nerve-racking because it\u2019s so easy to crash and so easy to be off, and for everything to just be gone. But it\u2019s also a time when there\u2019s more opportunity than ever before. So it\u2019s really playing with fire and it\u2019s a very risk-reward game, and sometimes those are the most exciting.<\/p>\n
\n\tSince this is for Rolling Stone, would you say you\u2019re a big music guy?<\/p>\n
\n\tI like music. Whenever I\u2019m in my room, whenever I go for a run, whenever I\u2019m in the car \u2014 not the race car, but in the other car \u2014 I\u2019ll be listening to music. But I also like to have some peace and quiet every now and then because everything is so noisy. There are always so many people [around] so having some some quietness is good, but I\u2019m a music guy. <\/p>\n
\n\tWhat\u2019s like, your shout-out-loud, roll-down-the-windows song?<\/p>\n
\n\tI mean, I\u2019m more chill than anything, so it\u2019ll be like a country song. <\/p>\n
\n\tWho\u2019s your favorite country singer?<\/p>\n
\n\tThe easy one is Zach Bryan. But I\u2019m not very good at artist names.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tLando Norris drinks beer from a shoe on the fanstage after the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 06, 2025 in Northampton, England<\/p>\n
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\n\tWe talked about mindset earlier, but what is a lesson that you\u2019ve learned recently?<\/p>\n
\n\tI think one of the best things you learn in Formula 1 is that there are so many people that work within a team \u2014 over a thousand people work with McLaren. And what I\u2019m learning is just to utilize the people that you have around you. In Formula 1, you have several people assigned to every single thing that you can think of. So everyone there has a specialty and is an expert in different areas. <\/p>\n
\n\tSo it\u2019s about knowing when to not just think that you can do it, but knowing when to go, \u2018Okay, maybe I need to speak to this person, maybe they can help,\u2019 or \u2018Maybe they\u2019ve experienced it before.\u2019 Sometimes I would love to think that I got it and I can do it and I don\u2019t need to [ask for help]. I think you learn that everyone there has something that they can offer to help you. And sometimes vice versa, you know, you\u2019ll help them. But I think that\u2019s probably one of the best things I\u2019ve learned.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people want to be remembered as the \u2018best driver ever.\u2019 But I don\u2019t know, I feel like eventually everyone forgets.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tYou have so many young fans that look up to you, though of course, you\u2019re still young yourself. But I wonder, do you ever think ahead to what you would want your legacy to be?<\/p>\n
\n\tI guess the only thing that I want is for people to know the kind of person I was, rather than anything else. I\u2019m not fussed about having a legacy or being remembered as being one of the best drivers or anything. It\u2019s just something that I\u2019m not too bothered by. You know, some people are different. Some people want to be remembered as the \u2018best driver ever.\u2019 But I don\u2019t know, I feel like eventually everyone forgets. So for me, there\u2019s no use. There\u2019s no excitement for me in thinking of those things. <\/p>\n
\n\tFor me, it\u2019s just trying to achieve the things that I want to achieve in my career and in my life, and share those moments with others. And then just be remembered for being the person that I am, more than the driver that I was. <\/p>\n