Formula 1 News

Lando Norris extends McLaren Mastercard F1 Team contract through 2030

Reigning Formula One champion Lando Norris has signed a contract extension deal with McLaren Racing and will thus remain with McLaren Mastercard Formula One Team until the end of the 2030 F1 season.

The multi-year extension will see Norris’ journey with McLaren cross the decade mark, with the British driver having joined the team back in 2017 as a member of their junior programme.

Norris made his F1 debut during the 2019 season with McLaren and has been with the team since. It took him six years to get his first win in Formula One, which arrived at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. The following season, he beat teammate Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen to pick up his first Drivers’ title.

With Norris’ extension, McLaren have their driver line-up locked in for the foreseeable future, with Piastri having signed his contract extension deal in March last year.

To celebrate his contract extension, McLaren have gifted Norris an MCL39, which he raced during his title-winning season last year.

Lando Norris commented:

McLaren is my home, and I’m very pleased to be signing a new contract to keep me with the team until at least 2030. When I started this journey nine years ago, I was clear about the goals I wanted to achieve: to get McLaren back to the front and to win Championships. We’ve achieved that goal, but we want more; we want to keep on winning, and we know as a team that we’re capable of achieving it. I can’t wait to get back in the car in Monza, and I’m very excited about what the future holds for us, both over the rest of this season, and in the coming years.

Andrea Stella, Team Principal, McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team, added:

Lando has been an integral part of McLaren’s journey and success over the last nine years, and we are delighted to continue our partnership with him through to at least 2030. He is an exceptional driver, someone who combines outstanding natural speed with maturity, consistency and a strong commitment to McLaren, but above all, he is a special human being who is valued by everyone in the team.

Since joining McLaren as part of our junior programme, he has grown with us and played a central role in bringing the team back to the front of Formula 1. This extension gives us important continuity and reinforces our confidence in the direction we are taking together. With him and Oscar, we know we can count not only on one of the strongest partnerships but also on one of the most united and close-knit teams in Formula 1.

Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing, said:

I’m incredibly pleased to be signing a new contract with Lando, extending his commitment with McLaren until at least 2030. His journey with the team is a fantastic example of our commitment to identifying, developing and supporting world-class talent, and his achievements speak for themselves. Together with Andrea, Oscar and the wider team, Lando has helped drive McLaren into a new papaya era of success, helping us go from the back of the grid, to double consecutive Constructors’ titles in 2024 and 2025 and our first Drivers’ Championship in 17 years. We are extremely excited about what lies ahead and remain fully focused on continuing to compete for wins and Championships.

Aditya Chaudhuri

Hailing from the City of Joy, the things that bring me joy are cricket, a good non-tilt CS:GO session, F1 and movies.

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