FIA European F3 champion Lando Norris could land a unique triple crown at this year’s Macau GP.
Already the youngest ever FIA F3 champion and the 2017’s top rookie, Lando is chasing the FIA F3 World Cup to round out a perfect season.
His only disappointment is that if he achieves the ‘triple’ he won’t do it in his seventeenth year, as he turns 18 just one week before Macau on November 19.
But wining won’t be easy.
The FIA and the Macau Grand Prix organisers have assembled a quality grid including eight of the top 10 from the European Championship and three of the top four from the Japanese title.
The winner-takes-all sprint over 15 laps (93kms) of the iconic Guia street circuit has boosted the careers of some of the world’s biggest motor sport stars,
Ayrton Senna won the first F3 race there 16 years before Lando was born.
“It would be awesome to win at Macau, such a prestigious track and the team would deserve every bit of it,” Lando said.
“It’s very tough with no room for errors.
“I crashed in the qualifying race last year and started last so I think eleventh in the Cup race was pretty good on a track with very limited overtaking places.
“I’ll be much more confident this year – the team has improved and we performed well at the street tracks this year.”
Looking ahead to his next step in the single-seater ladder, he added, “Formula 2 is the plan next year, quite a step up, and I’m very much looking forward to it. Macau will be the perfect track to end my F3 career.”
