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McLaren hands Lando Norris F1 test outing

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McLaren junior Lando Norris will get his first on-track run in McLaren's 2017 Formula One car at next week's post-Hungarian Grand Prix test.

Norris will drive McLaren's 2017 challenger -- the MCL32 -- on the second and final day of testing at the Hungaroring on Wednesday, taking over duties from team regular Stoffel Vandoorne, who will kick-off McLaren's programme on Tuesday.

The 17-year-old British sensation has made headlines for his meteoric rise through the junior ranks, becoming the youngest-ever karting world champion in 2014. He won the British Formula 4 title in 2015, before blitzing his rivals to claim titles in the Toyota Racing Championship, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.