Lando Norris has said he wants to end his racing career with McLaren, after the reigning Formula One champion confirmed a multi‑year contract that runs until at least 2030 with the team he calls “a second family”.
The 26‑year‑old, who captured his first world title last season, first stepped onto the F1 grid with McLaren in 2019 after joining the squad’s young driver programme in 2017. He has remained with the team ever since, and his existing deal was set to finish this year. Norris stressed that he never contemplated leaving McLaren and that no approach from another outfit reached him.
“It was the simplest decision I’ve faced in my career so far,” he said. “When my career ends I hope to be able to say McLaren is the only team I ever raced for. I want my whole career to stay here, because I’m happy and I see no reason to change.”
He added that even during a difficult season, such as the one so far this year, no doubt about his choice has arisen.
Norris entered McLaren as part of its youth development scheme in 2017 and was promoted two seasons later alongside Carlos Sainz. The squad was still rebuilding after a prolonged period of underperformance, and his first podium came at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix.
Under chief executive Zak Brown and, more recently, team principal Andrea Stella, McLaren have re‑established themselves at the front of the grid. Norris recorded his maiden victory in 2024 at Miami, and the team went on to win the constructors’ championship that year. In the following season, with Norris securing the drivers’ crown, McLaren achieved a historic double. He has logged 13 wins for the team and, having contested 163 Grands Prix, stands as their longest‑serving driver.
This season the team has faced challenges under the new regulations, but comprehensive upgrades are emerging, as shown by his wins at Zandvoort and the Hungaroring in the last two events.
Norris made the announcement at a friends‑and‑families gathering at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, where the team also confirmed he will receive one of the MCL39 cars he drove to the 2025 title as part of his contract.
“I prioritize being where I’m happy first, followed by confidence that we can achieve results,” he said.
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