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Norris spins and wins at COTA on IndyCar iRacing debut!

Lando Norris survived a mid-race spin at COTA to take an impressive win on his IndyCar IRacing debut, the Briton leading home Arrows McLaren SP teammate Pato O’Ward.

Norris was IndyCar’s special guest for the virtual series’ fifth round and lost no time staking his claim, the IndyCar iRacing rookie taking pole and leading Penske’s Will Power off the grid at the start.

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Norris who spent long hours during the week getting acquainted with his IndyCar, with former real life McLaren F1 performance engineer Andrew Jarvis in the wings advising the young charger, was on it from the outset in the 32-lap event.

After building himself a comfortable lead in the first stage of the race, Norris pitted on lap 11 just prior to the competition caution period from which he emerged sixth while Power took the lead.

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Norris resumed his charge, quickly overhauling Scott Dixon and Santino Ferrucci, but a mistake on the exit of COTA’s final corner out the McLaren driver into a spin that set him back.