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Held in late January, before most major championships have even begun, the Daytona 24 Hours has long attracted big-name drivers
The Daytona 24 Hours, held in late January, attracts big-name drivers like Fernando Alonso and Lando Norris. In 2018, Norris, fresh from winning the FIA Formula 3 title, teamed up with Alonso in a United Autosports LMP2.
Despite seeming like a curiosity, Norris and Alonso’s partnership became an early test of Norris’s elite potential.
The decision to pair them was informal but significant, serving as an unexpected audition for Norris’s skills.
With Norris setting the fastest LMP2 lap and closely matching Alonso’s performance, their pursuit of perfection was relentless.
