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Good to be racing again despite the empty stands

McLaren's Lando Norris felt the absence of cheering fans more than most as the young British driver celebrated his first Formula 1 podium finish in front of empty grandstands at Austria's Red Bull Ring on Sunday. The COVID-19 pandemic had forced the sport to go behind closed doors for the first time to get the much-delayed season started. 'I think we can all be happy we´re here racing and procedures that are put in place are pretty bulletproof… but it´s a bit different for me,' said the 20-year-old McLaren racer. 'These guys are used to being on the podium quite a bit (but) for me it´s my first time,' added Norris, third behind Mercedes' race winner Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari's...
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