The British team announced in January that the 24-year-old driver had extended his previous contract by several years.
In the last few hours, Lando Norris has insisted he has no regrets about signing a long-term contract extension with McLaren Before Lewis Hamilton’s departure from Mercedes was confirmed, there was also talk about the Ferrari team and how this would affect his future. Some statements that have caused a lot of conversation.
It’s worth remembering McLaren announced in January that 24-year-old Norris had signed a multi-year extension to his previous contract.which was due to expire in 2025, and less than a week later Ferrari confirmed that Hamilton would move from Mercedes in 2025, revolutionizing the driver market and freeing up a spot for next season.
After completing the Bahrain tests, the British driver spoke about his journey this year
“I’m very happy,” Norris said as pre-season testing concluded in Bahrain. “I could have waited. I had the opportunity. I knew opportunities might come my way, I knew what opportunities I had last year and early this year and what could have happened or what will happen in the next few years.”
Norris, who has spent his entire F1 career at McLaren, has been heavily linked with a move away from the Woking-based team after the poor start to 2023 Norris’ seven podium finishes from July have clearly restored the Brit’s confidence in the team.
In all of this, Lando Norris referred to Ferrari and its great season on the race track
Despite his certainty that he had made the right decision to join McLaren, Norris admitted that the team’s pre-season testing program in Bahrain had not gone entirely to plan. With this, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen looks to be the driver to beat ahead of the season-opening race in Bahrain.
It was expected that Norris would agree to start behind Verstappen. but his suggestion that Ferrari could also be a significant step ahead of McLaren It was more surprising. For this reason, fans have doubts about joining Ferrari in the future, considering the contract he currently has with McLaren.