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Lando Norris lifted by the return of F1 fans in Covid-hit season

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McLaren's LandoNorris is looking forward to racing in front of fans again after they were allowed back in the grandstands in this Covid-19 ravaged season. | IOLsport

TUSCANY – McLaren's Lando Norris crashed in practice for the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello on Friday but his spirits were lifted by Formula One allowing fans back into the grandstands for the first time in a Covid-19 ravaged season.

Norris said the lucky few had made a big difference after racing in front of empty grandstands at usually-packed circuits like Silverstone and Monza."I think its only about 3,000 but you notice it straight away," the Briton told Reuters in a zoom interview. "I had my crash earlier in front of the grandstand and they were cheering. I don't know if they were cheering for my crash or just cheering for me. But you are hearing them shouting and some of the horns, and they're waving.

 

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