Lando Norris Confirms He Planned to Test an Electric Formula E Car
Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris has disclosed that he intended to test an electric Formula E car during the Monaco E-Prix. The McLaren driver shared this information while visiting the event as a guest.
Norris visited his colleague Jake Dennis and the Andretti team in Formula E and greeted several other drivers from the electric car championship on the starting grid. However, he was not the only Formula 1 driver present at the Monaco track during the event. Other attendees included Gabriel Baptista, Carlos Sainz, Nico Hülkenberg, and Oliver Bearman, along with former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
"I grew up with many of the drivers who now compete in Formula E - Norris explained to the official site of the world championship. - The level of drivers in Formula E is very high; it can't get any better. I enjoy watching races featuring some of the best drivers in the world."
"I planned to test an electric Formula E car for some time - confirmed the Formula 1 world champion. - I spoke with Jake Dennis and some other Formula E drivers."
"Not everything in Formula 1 and Formula E is directly related, but you can always learn something when you talk to and listen to the best drivers in their category."
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I'm telling you, Formula E is the future, and Lando Norris testing it is just another sign of how the sport is evolving. Will Formula 1 eventually go electric too?