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Alonso's high praise for 'rock star' Norris

Fernando Alonso described Lando Norris as a "rock star" in the latest big F1 name to praise the in-form McLaren driver, as the pair swapped crash helmets at the Austrian GP. On his comeback season to the sport after a two-season absence, Alonso has been regularly swapping crash helmets with drivers - the F1 equivalent of shirt swapping in football - as a mark of respect. The swap with Norris came on the weekend 21-year-old Englishman qualified on the front row for the first time in F1 and then equalled his career-best result of third in the race. Formula 1 driver ratings for the Austrian GP Damon Hill's verdict on Lewis Hamilton's 'tough' title task Writing on the helmet of...
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