Norris drives through Monaco in a historic sports car

When the McLaren team returned from a highly successful Asian tour, which saw its drivers on the podium three times, including Oscar Piastri who opened the report on the Formula 1 trophies won in Japan, a ceremonial meeting of the entire team. in Woking. Of course a group photo was taken there, but only Oscar can be seen in it.

Lando is currently on holiday in Monaco and enjoys the entertainment typical of the Mediterranean principality: playing in the casino. How successful, history is silent about that, but an interesting point is what kind of car Norris drove to the gambling company.

The ubiquitous ‘spotters’ captured Lando several times driving to the casino in a very rare dark blue Lamborghini Miura sports car and handing it to the attendant. The star hunters were not too lazy to wait until the driver took the car after some time and drove away somewhere at night.

The appearance of the McLaren pilot on the streets of Monaco caused some excitement among the public; several people approached him and asked permission to take a selfie, and one girl also managed to get an autograph.

True, Lando was not equally polite to everyone: a video appeared on the Internet in which he shows people filming him on a smartphone, let’s say an indecent gesture. But he does it cheerfully and nonchalantly and doesn’t want to offend anyone.

It is appropriate to recall an interview with Channel 4, in which George Russell, Alex Albon and Lando Norris took part during last year’s British Grand Prix: they were then asked which cars they drive on regular roads.

Of course, George said he personally prefers Mercedes, but added that Lando of course drives a McLaren sports car. Before Alex could even open his mouth, Lando joked, “I’m doing him a favor by acting as Uber.”

And Albon then confirmed that Norris had indeed picked him up from home in his car when they went to the golf club together. Taking Lando’s joke further, we can assume that if this practice continues, the price of his transportation services will increase.

The McLaren sports car is undoubtedly an impressive car, but the Lamborghini Miura is simply unique. These were produced by the Italian company more than half a century ago – from 1966 to 1973, and a total of 764 copies were produced, which are considered one of the first supercars in the history of the automotive industry. At the time, the Miura was equipped with a powerful 4-liter V12 engine with a power of about 300 hp. Today, the average auction price for such a car is about $1.5 million.