Lando Norris awarded in Doha

2014 FIA Prize-Giving Champions’ Press Conference took place in Doha, Qatar. Daniel Ricciardo (FIA Formula One World Championship – 3rd place), Petter SOLBERG (FIA World Rallycross Champion), Stephane LEFEBVRE (World Rally Championship Junior WRC champion) and Lando NORRIS (World Karting Championship KF champion)

Lando, I’m told you go to a school that is very sport oriented. Does that help in terms of what you are doing in terms of what you are doing?

Lando Norris: Sometimes. I’m not in school a lot of the time because I’m training or racing. But it is a sporty school and there’s a lot of gym or whatever. But to be honest I don’t do many sports at the school. I don’t have much time. I have to catch up on a lot of the work I missed during the weekends. It helps but now I do more of it at home because I have to concentrate on my school work a bit more.

You are the youngest ever winner of this category, what does the future hold for you? You’re going into Formula 4 next year aren’t you?

LN: Yeah, next year I’m in the new series MSA Formula. It’s obviously quite a bit step from what I did this year, racing in the Ginetta series. That was more of a stepping stone to get into car world. It should be a good season. I’ll have to work hard as we always do and hopefully I can do roughly what I did this year and win some races.

You’ve just celebrated your 15th birthday, why are champions like yourself becoming younger. Are you better prepared?

LN: I don’t k now really. I have a great team behind me. All of us have worked really hard this year and last year. This year I haven’t won as many things. I only won the world championship, which is the main things, but last year I won quite a few more races and not the world championship, so there was a lot of preparation going into it, obviously testing the weeks before it. I think it’s more people want to try to achieve their dream to get to Formula One, which is mine and they’re just more eager to win.

Lando, who at the moment for you, is someone you’d like to emulate?

LN: I don’t want to be picky or anything! My main dream is to get into Formula One. Just to get to Formula One is a big enough dream to be honest. Anybody in racing or motor sport I’d be happy with. I can’t really say who I like the best.

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