“So now this man is besties with Paris Hilton” - F1 fans react to Lando Norris being the American model’s favorite driver

Max Verstappen might have taken pole position at the 2023 British GP, but McLaren's Lando Norris and rookie Oscar Piastri stole the hearts of spectators at Silverstone. He and his teammate are set to start P2 and P3 on the grid for the race. One among the 'elite' spectators whom the McLaren duo impressed was American businesswoman Paris Hilton.Hilton and Norris caught up in Hilton's F1 event post-qualifying. After the two had greeted one another and Hilton congratulated the driver, she said:“Congratulations Honey, I’m so proud of you.”When asked who her favorite driver was, she was spontaneous to name Lando Norris, but later added rookie Oscar Piastri to the list.Ever since the footage of Norris and Hilton sharing the stage went viral on Twitter, F1 fans have been quite mirthful about the exchange between the two.comfort lando@safeforlandoparis hilton: “congratulations, honey, i’m so proud of you.”my jaw dropped10447619paris hilton: “congratulations, honey, i’m so proud of you.”my jaw dropped https://t.co/ikZuDOyFTRHere are some of the tweets:&quot;Why are people so shocked, @Hilton is one of the @McLarenF1's oldest sponsors and they've appeared at events together many times.&quot;McLiving 🧡@The_James_007@safeforlando Why are people so shocked, @Hilton is one of @McLarenF1’s oldest sponsors and they’ve appeared at events together many times.149@safeforlando Why are people so shocked, @Hilton is one of @McLarenF1’s oldest sponsors and they’ve appeared at events together many times.HmA🧡@HmAp45@safeforlando McLaren us sponsored by Hilton Hotels so not really weird.27@safeforlando McLaren us sponsored by Hilton Hotels so not really weird.&quot;Sometimes I forget that mclarent are sponsored by Hilton, even more often I forget that paris hilton is the Hilton hilton&quot;Ln@cannedtuna555@safeforlando sometimes i forget that mclaren are sponsored by Hilton, even more often i forget that paris hilton is the Hilton hilton161@safeforlando sometimes i forget that mclaren are sponsored by Hilton, even more often i forget that paris hilton is the Hilton hilton&quot;It is simply the strangest meeting in history&quot;DieGoo MCL60B ENTHUSIAST@DiieGo070@safeforlando It is simply the strangest meeting in history 10@safeforlando It is simply the strangest meeting in history 😂😂😂&quot;This is just the weirdest combo ever, like this is so nuts&quot;soph🧡@gloryydays_@safeforlando this is just the weirdest combo ever, like this is so nuts🤣188@safeforlando this is just the weirdest combo ever, like this is so nuts🤣julia ✿@seeinglando@safeforlando so now this man is besties with paris hilton137@safeforlando so now this man is besties with paris hilton&quot;They know each other since years. Why is it weird to people? Hilton sponsors since ages them&quot;Gaby🧡@komygaby@safeforlando They know eachother since years. Why is it weird to people? Hilton sponsors since ages them3@safeforlando They know eachother since years. Why is it weird to people? Hilton sponsors since ages themLando Norris and Oscar Piastri have had a flying start to the British GPLando Norris and Oscar Piastri are off to a flying start in the British GP. Just when the lights went out and fans expected Max Verstappen to take the lead, Norris surprised everyone and took charge of the race. He also, with Oscar Piastri, sandwiched the Dutchman for the first few laps in the race.Norris and Piastri were seemingly in strong form since the qualifying. It was all smiles for Zak Brown after his boys finished in the top 3 for the race.In his interview with Sky Sports, Zak Brown said:&quot;We're in the game now!&quot;It has been a while since Zak Brown's team has battled the ranks to take on the Ferraris, Red Bulls, and Mercedes. It couldn't happen at a better time and race than the 2023 British GP at Silverstone.

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