REVEALED: NORRIS IS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE DRIVER OF 2020

Now Lando Norris has taken a step in performance this season.

Norris’s prodigious karting and junior single-seater career put him firmly in the same echelon as Leclerc for ‘highly-rated young talent’ but he had a less convincing move into Formula 2 – winning on his debut then never again, and ‘only’ finishing runner-up to champion George Russell.

When Norris then moved straight into F1 some felt it was too soon and doubted whether he actually had the capacity to be a truly elite driver. An opportunistic podium finish in the 2020 season opener, and last-gasp charge to fifth in round two, have offered prominent examples this year that he has indeed made the step required to start convincing his most hyper-critical doubters.

But the third round of the season in Hungary, where Norris finished well outside of the top 10, then gave just as strong an indication of why Norris might just have what it takes to be a title contender in the future.

IMPRESSIVE DRIVER OF 2020

Lando Norris takes his first victory this year, although it is not a Grand Prix. Formula 1 recently asked its fans to vote for the driver who made the most impression this season through a poll on F1.com. More than 87,000 fans voted and a interesting top three came out.

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen fall just outside the stage and receive 7% and 11% of all votes respectively. Ricciardo has already finished fourth several times this season and is still on his first podium with Renault. Verstappen has finished every race he has finished on the podium with the victory of the second Grand Prix at Silverstone as the highlight.

Lewis Hamilton has to settle for a third position despite winning six of the nine races. With 12% of the votes, the Mercedes driver receives just over Verstappen. In second place comes the winner of the Italian Grand Prix Pierre Gasly. The driver of AlphaTauri has been showing great things throughout the season and the fans have not failed to notice. He receives 18% of the votes.

However, Lando Norris is the driver who gets the most votes by far. With 23%, almost a quarter of the 87,000 fans voted for the McLaren driver. Norris is happy with the result and writes on Twitter that his fans are the best.

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