McLaren has announced a multi-year extension with Lando Norris that will keep him at the Formula 1 outfit through at least 2023.
Norris, 21, joined McLaren ahead of his title-winning Formula 3 campaign in 2017 and stepped up to a Formula 1 race seat in 2019.
Norris has since taken two podium finishes and holds fourth place in the 2021 standings.
The new agreement brings Norris in line with team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, who joined McLaren from Renault for 2021 on a three-year deal.
“I’m really pleased to have extended my relationship with McLaren from 2022,” said Norris.
“Having been with the team for almost five years, I feel very much part of the family here and I couldn’t imagine starting the next phase of my career anywhere else.
“McLaren has been a huge support since my days in junior series and I’ve really enjoyed learning and developing as a driver since.
“My commitment to McLaren is clear: 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 became McLaren’s youngest driver in its history when he stepped up to a race seat in 2019, aged only 19.
“I want to say thank you to Zak [Brown] and Andreas [Seidl] for the belief they’ve shown in me since the beginning, and to the whole team for giving me such a strong environment to continue my career in,” he said.
“We’ve already had some incredible moments together which I’ll never forget – two podiums and securing P3 in the championship – and together with Daniel and the rest of the team I’m looking forward to pushing for even more success in the years to come.”
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