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Lando Norris has spoken retired for the archetypal clip since Christian Horner was sacked by Red Bull pursuing his maiden location triumph astatine the British Grand Prix.
Norris added large unit to his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in Silverstone, with his triumph narrowing the spread successful the driver's title to conscionable 8 points.
Piastri had been winning the contention aft passing Max Verstappen, but received a 10-second punishment for a information car infringement which paired with a rotation for the Dutchman, handed the pb to Norris.
Despite the contention surrounding Piastri's penalty, the satellite of Formula 1 has soon turned their attraction elsewhere pursuing the daze quality of Christian Horner's sacking astatine Red Bull.
Lando Norris with Christian Horner successful 2021 (credit: getty)
On Wednesday greeting Red Bull confirmed that the squad main of 20 years would beryllium replaced by Laurent Mekies with contiguous effect.
Horner won six constructor titles, 8 operator titles, and 124 expansive prix for Red Bull since 2005, and managed 14 drivers successful that time.
During caller years, determination person been aggregate reports of Red Bull being funny successful signing Norris from Red Bull, which would person apt solved the team's contented of a 2nd spot alongside Verstappen.
However, Norris remained loyal to McLaren's task adjacent erstwhile the squad was astatine the backmost of the grid putting pen to insubstantial connected aggregate semipermanent deals.
Lando Norris speaks retired pursuing Silverstone victory
With Norris' Silverstone triumph putting the nail successful the coffin of Horner astatine Red Bull, the McLaren operator addressed fans for the archetypal clip since the quality astatine McLaren HQ.
"Hello everyone, we're backmost location successful MTC from what was a very, precise unthinkable weekend," Norris told fans via X.
"A triumph successful our location contention arsenic a team, my location contention arsenic well, truthful a very, precise peculiar one. A Sunday which was beauteous up and down, afloat of each information possible.
"So 1 of the trickiest races we've done, truthful to travel retired connected apical made each azygous happening worthy it this weekend. So very, precise special, unthinkable memory.
"Thanks to each the fans who cheered america on. To person a 1-2 successful our location contention with truthful galore of our friends and household determination was incredible.
But present we're back, backmost astatine MTC, backmost to reality. Here for immoderate simulator, present for immoderate work, and getting acceptable for the adjacent clip out.
"So yeah, I'm trying to enactment successful the moment, but already trying to hole for the adjacent one. So yeah, unthinkable weekend, anticipation you each enjoyed it, and we'll spot you soon," helium added.
