2025 Formulation 1 champion has been provided a take a look at on a MotoGP bike subsequent yr by former Haas F1 chief Guenther Steiner.
Steiner led a consortium in September 2025 which acquired full possession of the Pink Bull KTM Tech3 MotoGP crew. With the brand new construction taking impact from 2026, Steiner will assume the position of CEO and his mission associate, Richard Coleman, will take the position of crew principal.
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Norris has typically spoken about bike racing, revealing it was his old flame earlier than turning his consideration to 4 wheels.
“You recognize what, I’d like to do motorcycle stuff. That is truly the place I began,” Norris stated on the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in August. “So I did horse driving – I hated that. Quad biking – my dad offered it, he stated it bought stolen, he simply offered it as a result of it was too harmful for me. Then I went to motocross.
“So I really like filth motorsport – motorbikes, motocross, quad bikes, I cherished all of that earlier than I ever watched Formulation 1, earlier than I ever noticed street racing, or something.
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“For me, buggies and desert stuff, I used to be like ‘that is the good stuff on the earth.’ In order that’s truly what I needed to do in the beginning. Motorbikes was the place a whole lot of my love began, my hero was Valentino Rossi.”
Lando Norris, McLaren
Lando Norris, McLaren
After claiming his first F1 championship on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Steiner prolonged a suggestion to the driver throughout an look on The Pink Flags Podcast.
“He’s welcome to experience our bike subsequent yr. It has the identical color [as the McLaren], papaya… OK, it’s orange, however they’re very comparable,” he stated.
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“He can come and experience it; we are going to discover a technique to prepare it. It will be one thing good for him, though I don’t know if Zak Brown can be joyful to see him experience a MotoGP bike.”
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