Norris praises Williams' "two really strong drivers" for 2019

Ahead of his rookie season in Formula 1 at McLaren, Lando Norris has acknowledged that Williams have a "really strong" line-up for 2019, as the Grove-based outfit have hired Norris's Formula 2 rival, George Russell.

Norris finished second to that same Russell in this year's F2 championship, with the Mercedes youth driver snapping up a record-tieing seven wins in his first season in the sport. Norris did finish above Alexander Albon though, another F2 driver who will make the jump to Formula 1 next year.

Looking ahead to next season, Norris thinks that Russell and veteran Robert Kubica will make for a really strong pairing for Williams.

I remember watching him when I first started watching Formula 1, he was always a guy I looked up too because a lot of people said how good he was," the 19-year-old told RaceFans.

"I didn’t get to see him race a lot but I know what he can do.

"It’s good to have him back on the grid next year. I think it’s good for Williams to have two really strong drivers and hopefully we can have some good battles."