Lando Norris has shared his hopes of teaming up along with his childhood hero and MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi for a 24 Hours of Le Mans marketing campaign sooner or later.
The 2025 Components 1 champion, famously an enormous fan of the nine-time grand prix bike world champion, joined Rossi on the Goodwood Competition of Pace on Friday through their mutual sponsor, Monster Power.
Showing collectively on the well-known balcony of Goodwood Home, the pair addressed the potential of becoming a member of forces sooner or later.
When requested in the event that they want to share a automotive on the iconic French endurance basic, Norris rapidly confirmed, “Hell yeah, I might.” Rossi added, jokingly: “I attempted to ask him, however they’re very busy now, Components 1 drivers.”
Norris was on driving duties earlier within the day, taking a number of machines up the Goodwood hill, together with the McLaren MCL-HY, the Woking marque’s new Hypercar challenger designed forward of its top-class return to the World Endurance Championship and Le Mans in 2027.
With McLaren constructing its prototype programme, Norris sees a real pathway to enter the coveted race.
“We’ve too many races, however with McLaren now coming into Le Mans, possibly subsequent 12 months… no, not subsequent 12 months,” the 26-year-old added. “However possibly in a few years, I might like to. It will be an honour for me, and it might be a whole lot of enjoyable, for certain.”
Rossi, now 47 years outdated and competing within the GT class of the WEC, added: “I’ll attempt to look forward to Lando.”
This comes amid a tough begin to the 2026 F1 season for Norris. After successful his maiden championship title on the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Briton returned in 2026 with a much less aggressive automotive beneath the brand new laws. He at present sits fifth within the drivers’ championship after the primary 9 rounds of the season with 97 factors.
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