Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz reunited to test karts spanning the past 100 years on the Quadrant YouTube channel, with Norris posting the fastest time of 40.91 seconds in the final head-to-head.
They began with a 1959 Twin Vill, where Norris recorded a one-minute flying lap and Carlos Sainz beat him with 59.62 seconds; each run comprised an out-lap and a single flying lap. Sainz then improved further in a 1968 HKS, and the pair moved into 1970s machinery where Norris posted 51.68 seconds in a 1979 DAP chassis replicating Ayrton Senna’s equipment.
The drivers sampled a 1989 Birel Parilla TT36, a 1996 CRG Kalifornia, a rare 2000 CRG Millennium and a 2010 Fernando Alonso‑IAME X30 before the 2026-spec LN Racing Kart and CS55 final duel for the Quadrant channel. Carlos Sainz set 41.40 seconds and Lando Norris finished fastest at 40.91 seconds.
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