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Spotted in the streets of Monte Carlo ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, none other than Lando Norris driving his newest Porsche supercar. Some are curious why the driver from Team Papaya isn’t behind the wheel of a McLaren constantly, but we think in his off time he can do as he pleases.
Lando has been spotted in a number of interesting rides, like this one.
What Norris was spotted tooling around Monte Carlo in is a rather nice, new Porsche 911 GT3 RS. For a racecar driver, that would be a somewhat familiar choice. Sure, it’s not an open-wheel Formula One car, but it is about as close as one can get to a racecar that’s legal to drive on public roads.
Even better, Norris’ ride has the Weissach package which comes with some lightweighting measures, including more carbon fiber, plus a roll cage with carbon weave finish, front/rear stabilizers for the axles to stiffen things up further, and connecting rods for the rear axle.
In other words, it takes a track-focused road car and makes it even more hardcore. We’re guessing Norris wants a little bit of off-track excitement in his life, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
On top of all that, it looks like Lando went for the optional magnesium wheels on the Weissach package. They’re lighter, so the wheels help reduce unsprung weight, further enhancing performance.
At just 25-years-old and with net worth estimated to be somewhere around $37 million, he certainly has the financial means to purchase such a supercar. In fact, for him it’s about as financially difficult as it is for us to buy a T-shirt.
With plenty of success so far in the F1 season, Norris is probably feeling pretty good about life right now. Although, Red Bull reportedly uncovered how McLaren has been mysteriously slowing tire degradation, giving the team an advantage. FIA issued some new technical directives, effectively closing the door on that trick.
Still, Norris could finish strong even without that extra help. We’ll see how he manages in Monaco this weekend.
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