Norris reveals awkward encounter with Helmut Marko before F1 days!

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20:25, 11 Mar 2020

McLaren driver Lando Norris has revealed an exchange he had with Aston Martin Red Bull Racing's Helmut Marko long before he was in Formula 1, back in 2015 when he was driving in Formula Renault.

The young Brit had just put his car on pole position in Monaco in Formula Renault back in 2015, although he later got disqualified for "having something illegal on the car", in his own words.

Norris never got signed up to the Red Bull youth program, and maybe that was because of the exchange he had during that weekend with Marko, who is mainly responsible for snapping up young talents.

"He just wanted to know a little bit about me, I guess," the 20-year-old remembered on the latest edition of the F1: Beyond the Grid podcast.

"He asked me a few questions; 'How much does a Formula Renault car weigh?' I had no idea! I had to come up with something, didn't I! I had to come up with... I don't know, 400 kilos. 426, something like that. I think I actually ended up saying 'I don't really know'."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Norris reveals awkward encounter with Helmut Marko before F1 days!

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