Lando Norris agrees new multi-year deal to stay with McLaren beyond 2021 season

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Lando Norris has signed a new multi-year agreement with McLaren, the team announced on Wednesday morning.

The 21-year-old has been part of the British team’s set-up since 2017 before being promoted into a full-time race seat for the 2019 season.

And four races into this year’s campaign, Norris has agreed an unspecified long-term deal to stay with McLaren as it bids to get back to former glories as one of the most dominant teams in Formula 1’s history.

Speaking ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, Norris said: “I’m really pleased to have extended my relationship with McLaren from 2022.

“My goal is to win races and become Formula 1 world champion and I want to do that with this team. Since joining in 2017, our progression has been consistent and we have clear ambitions together for the future.”

Norris has yet to experience a grand prix victory but has three podium finishes to his name: two in Austria last season and one at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix earlier this year.

Norris has already been tipped as a future world champion by McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, who has now cemented his long-term driver partnership with Daniel Ricciardo also tied into a multi-year deal.

Brown said: “I’m delighted with the extension of our agreement with Lando for 2022 and beyond. He’s been instrumental in our return of form here at McLaren and we’re proud of the growth he’s shown since he first started with us back in 2017.

“Lando is one of the brightest talents on the Formula 1 grid and we look forward to seeing him continue to go from strength to strength both on and off the track.”

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