F1 EXPLAINS: Lando Norris on driving styles, champagne slams and special helmets

“I’m not too aggressive. I’m a late braker.” In McLaren’s hospitality area in Canada, Lando Norris is describing how he drives a Formula 1 car.

The Briton is aiming to close the gap to his team mate Oscar Piastri in the World Championship standings in Montreal this weekend, but first he’s sitting down with the F1 Explains podcast to answer listener questions. The topic of driving styles is one that many F1 fans have written in about.

“It’s like saying a person has a different personality,” Lando tells podcast presenter Christian Hewgill.

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“Some are nicer, some are more aggressive, some are lovely. You have people who try and drive always by braking as late as possible. You have some that are very smooth with the steering, some who are very aggressive with the steering – all of these different characteristics of driving.

“It’s kind of like the personality of the driver.

“It’s hard to know what I fit under,” he says when asked to sum up his own driving style.

“I would say I’m in the middle. I’m not overly aggressive. I’m a late braker.”

In the full episode, which you can listen to now, Lando also explains the secret to his spectacular podium celebration, where he slams his bottle of Moet & Chandon on the ground to send a rocket of champagne high into the air, as well as the thinking behind his eye-catching helmets.

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The full episode of F1 Explains is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all other podcast apps, or you can listen using the player above on this page.

F1 Explains is the official F1 podcast which answers your questions about the sport. You can send your questions to F1Explains@F1.com.