“My parents taught me discipline”— McLaren’s Lando Norris shares how his F1 journey was shaped by family values and humility

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 7, 2025, 08:54 IST

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Lando Norris credited his parents for instilling discipline from a young age, shaping his character and career. He recalled doing chores to earn time playing Gran Turismo, which fueled his passion for racing. Norris expressed gratitude for his upbringing, emphasizing the importance of good manners, humility, and respect for others in his journey to Formula 1.

“My parents taught me discipline”— McLaren’s Lando Norris shares how his F1 journey was shaped by family values and humility

McLaren’s Lando Norris shares how his F1 journey was shaped by family values and humility (Image Source: Getty)

With McLaren driver Lando Norris, having had his brilliant career play out in front of him, and having had his path to success carved out, with him pulling through, recently, Norris shared his core childhood memories that defined him and made him what he is today. Norris thanked his parents as they made him realise the importance of discipline.

Lando Norris opens up about his childhood journey

Lando Norris was speaking on the Pivot Podcast, where he shared memoirs from his childhood, especially how his father supported him through and through. Norris said:

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"My dad was the guy who, you know... I would come home when I was three, four years old, He'd be playing Gran Turismo, um, you know, some of the greats do start on Gran Turismo. And then I would wanna beat my dad. And then I'd race on the controller, and then eventually went to the steering wheel and the pedals and stuff."Further, Norris said his journey started when he was quite young, and it was his father who supported him at an early age, into dreaming for bigger things. He said:"I started that quite young. But he was the guy who, and my mom as well for sure - who made me, at an early age, just work for things. You know, if I wanted to go and drive and play on Gran Turismo, because that's what I loved, I used to do the chores in the house. I had to go and mow the lawn. I had to go and do these other things."

Lando Norris says discipline shaped him

Lando Norris believed that having discipline really helped him, because not only does he feel thankful for it, but he also feels he grew up in the correct way. He said:“So, you know, like the discipline of things already, I think, was ingrained in me from quite an early age. But my parents brought me up in a very good way. I'm very thankful for them - not only for supporting me in the whole journey and for me being lucky enough that they could support me - letting me grow up in a correct way, you know?”Further, Norris added:"In a good way, with, I think, good manners and good humility and all those things. And having a lot of respect for the people that I work with and that I kind of always looked up to, you know? So I think that's a very important thing.”Also Read: Christian Horner says McLaren’s F1 success comes with a price — intense scrutiny and rising expectations

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