McLaren having ‘good conversations’ over Lando Norris’ F1 future after tying down Oscar Piastri

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says they are engaging in “good conversations” with Lando Norris about tying him down to a new F1 contract. 
2nd place Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 16, Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street
2nd place Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 16, Singapore Grand…

Ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, McLaren announced impressive F1 rookie 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri had been168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: r🦂ewarded with a contract extensioꦑn running through to the end of 2026. 

Now, McLaren ar♓e planning to turn their attentions to striking fresh terms with the highly-rated🐽 Norris, whose current long-term deal will expire at the conclusion of the 2025 season.

McLaren are determined to ward off interested rivals - including Red Bull - from poꦐaching the 23-year-old, who they regard as a future world champion. 

“We're certainly having conversations with Lando. They are good conversations♕, we 🌺are happy with how these conversations are going,” Stella said.

“In terms of getting the vote of confidence, we went back to the factsꦿ. Certainly we expressed our lov🏅e, if you want, in terms of this human element and also as a team you can want mates to be with you on the journey especially when the journey is so tough.

Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 16, Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit,
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 16, Singapore Grand Prix,…

"But you also need to talk about f♑acts. Like what is the foundation for the future why you can give us your vote of confidence.

"With Lando we are doing exactly the same, trying to prove as much as possible on track that what we say kind of realises and trying to create a sense of 'this is goin⭕g to continue over the coming years’.

"I would be at a discomfort༺ myself, having a conversatio🌄n with a driver where I'm trying to persuade him playing cards I don't have in my hands. 

“I don't want to find myself in a situation where a driver said 'hey you said this would h🍎ave happened, it's not hapꦆpening'. I don't want to be in this position so my conversation, Zak's conversation they are genuine assessments of facts to the best of our knowledge.

"W🍒e don't need to buy people in, we want people to give us the vote of confidence to stay with us genuinely truly believing in the journey together with McLaren.”

Norris was asked about his futu🍸re in Thursday’s FIA drivers’ press conference at Suzuka. 

Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren in the FIA Press Conference. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka,
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren in the FIA Press Conference. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17,…

“There are always things nowꦫ and then [regarding talks beyond 2025],” he said. 

“I've always said I want to win with McLaren 💃and I think we're getting closer and closer to achieving that. And not just win races but win championships, both driver and constructors.

“I want to do it with McLaren𒈔, I'm very happy there. So if I was to spend 10-15 years there I'm not going to ever say no and I think that is some🅷thing I would look forward to.

“But I'm very much just concentrating on this year, next year and 2025. There are still two-and-a-half years to ꦫtry and progress and we𒉰'll see then.

“Things every now and▨ then but nothing more than that.”

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