At odds with Sergio Perez for several months, Max Verstappen does not hesitate to put pressure on the media by revealing which teammates would suit him best. And every time he is asked the question, the double world champion answers Lando Norris. Problem, McLaren wants to extend its driver.
The days of Sergio Perez chez Red Bull are counted. Max Verstappen knows this well and he uses his influence to team up with one of his great friends. In fact, at the beginning of September, he had again hammered Sky Italia his desire to evolve alongside Lando Norris. « We talked about it with Lando. But he has a very long contract with McLaren and no one knows what will happen in the future », confessed the double world champion. But the affair is off to a bad start.
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McLaren extends Piastri and wants to do the same with Norris
Last week, McLaren formalized the contract extension ofOscar Piastri. The Australian signed a new lease until 2026 thanks to his excellent results. And now the priority is to do the same with Lando Norris. The star driver of the orange team had already extended in February 2022. His current contract runs until 2025 but the desire to Zak Brownthe CEO of McLarenis intact: he wants to seal the future of his strongman as quickly as possible in order, in particular, to ward off the threat Red Bull and the lobbying led by Max Verstappen.
“We will work on Lando’s contract”
« We have Lando for a few more years, so we have time. I love our driver team, I really do. So, it’s great to be able to keep Oscar for a while and we’ll work on Lando’s contract. But we have time », conceded Zak Brown in remarks relayed by Nextgen-Auto. Max Verstappen all we have to do is continue our research to find the ideal replacement for Sergio Perez.
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