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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards in Imola

Horner and Wolff agree McLaren’s Lando Norris is an F1 title contender

McLaren’s Lando Norris drives his F1 car past a stand full of fans at Imola
McLaren’s Lando Norris pushed Max Verstappen hard in the closing stages of Sunday’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and is now widely regarded as a title contender. Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

Christian Horner and Toto Wolff found themselves in rare agreement as the rival team principals hailed the extraordinary progress of Lando Norris and McLaren over the past 12 months and declared the Briton a contender for the title.

Max Verstappen won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola for Red Bull on Sunday but was chased down in the final laps by Norris, who finished 0.7sec behind and believed he could have taken the win with one or two more laps.

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