Lando Norris driving McLaren’s new Hypercar may seem inconsequential in the grand scheme of Formula 1 things, but the reigning world champion would disagree.
Norris took the wheel of the MCL-HY at Algarve last week, completing just 38 laps – enough to get a feel for the World Endurance Championship’s top machinery and provide feedback to McLaren ahead of the brand’s 2027 debut.
The 26-year-old was impressed with the depth of set-up options relative to F1 and insisted it was ‘still a quick car’ when asked by Autosport about his thoughts following the test.
“The level of detail that they go into is pretty crazy,”
