Lando Norris commits to McLaren in €140 million deal

Lando Norris has signed a new €140.16 million McLaren contract to keep him with the British team until at least the end of the 2030 season.

The Press Association understands Norris’ four-year contract extension could be worth up to €35.04 million a season, to leave the world champion trailing only Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen as one of the sport’s big earners.

It is just reward for Norris, 26, who last season delivered McLaren’s first drivers’ title since Hamilton triumphed for them in 2008.

Confirmation of his new deal arrives just six days after Norris won for a second time in succession, at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, to raise hope of defending his world crown. He trails Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli by 83 points with a scheduled 11 rounds still remaining.

Hamilton and Verstappen – the latter agreeing a bumper Red Bull extension earlier this month – are both understand to earn more than £70.08 million annually.

And Norris said: “I feel I should earn as much as them, but (the contract) is certainly not close to the level of Lewis or Max, which, in a way, it shouldn’t be because I’ve not achieved as much as them in their careers.

“But in another way, I believe it should be, because I believe I can fight against them whenever I need to, and I can do a better job whenever I need to. But I’m working on it. Hopefully I can then try and match it one day.”

Norris’ extension will carry him to at least 12 seasons with McLaren, having signed to their junior programme when he was just 17.

Although Norris admitted there has been interest from rival teams, the Englishman – who has already competed in more races for McLaren than any driver in their history – had no desire to leave.

“There was interest from other teams but there