Lando Norris lifts lid on luxury car collection with ultra-rare £2MILLION Lamborghini and iconic £1million Ferrari
The McLaren driver largely keeps to himself in Monaco — even ordering in food to his apartment to avoid the beady eyes on him.
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Lando Norris owns a Lamborghini Miura worth £2m
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The McLaren star boasts an impressive car collection
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He has a customised 765LT Spider in his garage
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But the one thing Norris, 25, does not mind showing off is his
The jewel in the crown is his Lamborghini Miura, widely considered the first supercar ever made.
Fewer than 800 were built between 1966 and 1973 and it was Norris' biggest purchase, for around £2million.
He said: 'I bought it because I watched the Lamborghini movie. It's a car I loved and thought it was pretty cool.
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'That was the first decent purchase I made for a car. It's one of the best-looking cars ever been made.
I grew up loving cars. I'm lucky I get to drive them and buy them because I have always dreamed of it.'
Norris' Ferrari F40 has a £1m-plus price tag and is the poster car of the 1980s.
But he was seething when someone he has not named borrowed it over New Year — and crashed it in Monaco.
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A video of the incident went viral. And asked if the car was back to normal, he replied through gritted teeth: 'No. It was when I was away. I wasn't happy at all.'
The £360k Spider has 'LN' on the driver's seat and a stamp on it reads 'me in a car'.
It is finished in blue and yellow to match Norris' helmet with a British flag inside the door and four yellow stripes to mark his race number.
The Brit also owns a £1.1m Porsche Carrera GT in a dark green shade plus a 1972 Fiat 500 Jolly Evocation.
The latest in his collection seems to be his new £230k Lamborghini Urus, which he was spotted driving at the Place du Casino in Monaco a few months back.
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A friend crashed his beloved Ferrari F40
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Norris has the keys to a classic Fiat 500
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He added: 'McLarens have been the ones that I've spent the most time making and doing special touches on.
'I prefer classics and older cars more than modern ones.'
Norris admits he is putting his party-boy reputation behind him — he is more likely to spend time playing golf and padel with pal
He said: 'Sometimes it's nice to let loose. It's not something I've done this year.
'I'm a guy that wants to enjoy my life but I also know the balance of what's good for me and what's not.
'Nothing takes away from the fact I've always prioritised F1 and being the best driver I can be.
'I'm a very private guy but sometimes people wait outside my apartment.
'That's probably the least amount of respect someone can have — I find that very weird and awkward.'
Norris finished second in Imola last time out and trails team-mate Oscar Piastri by 13 points. But he is currently 11 clear of four-time world champ Verstappen.
Norris said: 'I have a lot of respect for Max. He's looked out for me and we've had some fun nights together.'
And Norris might just let his hair down if he is victorious
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