Lando Norris signs a new long-term contract with McLaren and promises to become champions

Lando Norris signs a new long-term contract with the McLaren F1 team

• • Lando Norris signed a new contract with the McLaren F1 team.

• • The deal will see him on the team by the end of 2024.

• • Norris joined F1 at the beginning of the 2019 season.

• • You can find more car stories at Wheels24

Lando Norris has dedicated his future to McLaren by signing a new long-term contract with the UK team.

The 21-year-old Englishman, who is competing in his third Formula 1 season, is fourth in the championship after a strong start to the 2021 season. Norris joined McLaren in 2017 as a junior driver before being promoted to the F1 grid two years later.

Ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix at the weekend, he said: “I am very happy to have extended my relationship with McLaren from 2022. After being with the team for almost five years, I feel very part of the family here and I couldn’t . ” Imagine starting the next phase of my career elsewhere. McLaren has been a huge support since my days in the junior series and since then I’ve really enjoyed learning and developing as a driver.

“My commitment to McLaren is clear: my goal is to win races and become F1 world champion, and that’s what I want to do with this team. Since joining in 2017, we have consistently developed and we have clear ambitions for together the future.”

A delighted addition

Norris secured his second career podium by finishing third at Imola last month. He is 17 points ahead of his team-mate and seven-time Grand Prix winner Daniel Ricciardo in the overall standings.

Zak Brown, McLaren CEO, said: “I am excited to extend our agreement with Lando for 2022 and beyond. He was instrumental in our return to form here at McLaren and we are proud of the growth he has been doing showed his first start with us in 2017.

“Lando is one of the best talents on the F1 grid and we look forward to seeing him keep getting stronger both on and off the track.”

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