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In the Pit Lane: Lando Norris bucks the trend

Lando Norris continued his impressive season with a podium in Austria, leaving his expensive teammate Daniel Ricciardo scratching his head. Norris owes much of his success to his father’s deep pockets. Formula 1 has a trio of billionaire fathers backing their sons to various degrees of success namely Lawrence Stroll, Michael Latifi, and Dimitry Mazepin. The debate on a father paying for a race seat goes along the lines of is it fair or right that the sons concerned get the drive regardless of talent compared to other drivers who get a drive and financial backing due to talent. Well, Norris may be bucking the trend. Norris is a pay driver, a fact not often publicized, but his millionaire...
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