Lando Norris is trending because he took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix with an outstanding qualifying lap at Formula 1’s new Madring circuit. The McLaren driver beat Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to secure the top starting spot. The result puts Norris at the centre of coverage of the first pole position at the new venue.
The attention is focused not just on the result, but on the quality of his lap. Sky Sports described it as a “masterpiece,” while BBC Sport called it “gorgeous.” Those descriptions reflect the strong praise for Norris’s performance in a qualifying session that Sky Sports described as thrilling. Alongside reports of the result, live reaction coverage is keeping his name prominent as attention turns from qualifying to the Spanish Grand Prix itself.
