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When Lando met Valentino

A dream came true for Lando Norris when he met his childhood hero Valentino Rossi during the McLaren's driver's first visit to a MotoGP when he attended the British Grand Prix this past weekend. The 19-year-old rookie, who has been a revelation this season, was welcomed by two-wheel legend Rossi to the Yamaha pit garage where the pair had a chat and even discussed possibly doing a car endurance race together sometime in the future. Norris said afterwards, 'I have been following MotoGP for 13 years, it was my first passion before Formula 1, but I had never seen MotoGP up close. It's really fantastic especially to meet Valentino who has always been my idol. He is the best and has always...
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