Lando Norris is one of those drivers who has a multi-year contract with his team. In February 2022, his deal with McLaren was extended until 2025, and it is rumored that the Brit will receive 80 million pounds sterling during this period – at the current exchange rate this is more than $101 million.
But with Red Bull Racing’s dominance in Formula 1 likely to continue for a few more years before the transition to the next generation of cars scheduled for 2026, you can imagine the team catching the attention of many drivers, including Norris. Moreover, he has a good friendly relationship with Max Verstappen, now three-time world champion.
However, Zak Brown believes he can convince Lando to stay at McLaren. The team has made impressive progress over the past year, the modernization of the infrastructure is in full swing, a new simulator has been launched, its own wind tunnel has been put into operation and the engineering department has been supplemented with highly qualified specialists.
When the McLaren Racing CEO was asked if he feared Norris would be poached by Red Bull within a few years, Brown replied: “I think our job is to look after our people, our sponsors and our drivers, so that they to stay at McLaren.
That’s why I try to ensure that the best working conditions are created at McLaren, and then people will want to be with us. I pay a lot of attention to this, because ultimately you cannot check the external contacts of certain employees.
I’m pretty sure Lando and I have a strong relationship. I know he is excited about the new season and what he saw from McLaren in the second half of last year made a big impression on him.
He enjoys working with Andrea Stella and everyone on our team, so together we need to create an environment for him in which he would like to work. I am sure he will stay with us and not try to move to our rivals. I wouldn’t want that…
Our contract with Lando continues for a few more years. Of course we have a constant dialogue with him, because he thinks about the future. We recognize that continued collaboration with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri is certainly one of the most important elements for the foreseeable future, and ensuring such collaboration is our priority.”
Source: F1 News
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