Lando Norris will remain at McLaren F1 until at least the end of 2025, after the team announced it has signed a new contract with the 22-year-old Brit.
Norris made his bow for the team in the 2019 Australian Grand Prix and since then has gone on to complete 60 Grand Prix races, initially alongside Carlos Sainz and more recently Daniel Ricciardo.
He was runner-up to Ricciardo in last year's Italian Grand Prix and finished in sixth place in the drivers championship.
McLaren had already announced last year at Monaco that it had exercised its option to extend Lando’s contract for multiple years. They've now committed to a new four-year agreement beginning in 2022.
“The opportunity to extend our relationship with Lando reflects not only our commitment but our belief and confidence in his talent," McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl said on Wednesday.
"It is also a strong sign of trust and commitment from Lando in us as a team and our journey to world championship contention.
"Lando has shown impressive growth as a Formula 1 driver over the past four years and has been an instrumental part of the team’s momentum and performance trajectory.
"We are still on our journey to fight at the front and Lando is a key element of our plan,," he added. "To lock him into place, alongside Daniel and our senior leadership gives us stability and continuity as we build towards our ultimate shared goal of world championships.”
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Norris - who first tested for McLaren in 2017 when just 17, and then served as test and reserve driver for the squad in 2018 - was thrilled to be staying at Woking for years to come.
“Teams are about people, and I love the people and feel at home at McLaren," he said. "I have grown up in this team and I’m part of this journey we’re all on.
"Last season was another great step, both in my career and the team’s performance, and I see and feel all the work, investment, and commitment for the team to be in a position to challenge for wins and titles in the future.
"This all gives me huge confidence looking forward, so it was a natural decision to extend our relationship for the next few years.”
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