Lando Norris signs £120million deal at McLaren but trails two rivals’ pay and says he has ‘two opinions’ on new salary

LANDO NORRIS has signed a new megabucks deal with McLaren, worth around £120million in total, until the end of the 2030 season. The British 26-year-old’s new deal is reportedly in the region of £30m a year – cementing him as F1’s third highest earner. Lando Norris has signed a new four-year deal with McLaren Credit: Getty Norris has won his last two races Credit: Getty Only seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and four-time title winner Max Verstappen are ahead of Norris. Hamilton’s deal with Ferrari is thought to be worth £44.3m a year. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Verstappen’s new contract with Red Bull, announced at the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend, prompted speculation it was worth as much as £73.9m a year. 26-year-old Norris lifted the drivers’ title last term, McLaren’s first since Hamilton in 2008. Norris said: “ It’s certainly not close to the figures I’ve been seeing online sadly. Of course it’s a bit more with any job when you extend. “It’s certainly not close to the level of Lewis or Max, “It shouldn’t be because I’ve not achieved as much as they have in their career. “In a 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. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK F1 2026 RACE CALENDAR: ALL THE INFO YOU NEED “So I guess I have the two opinions on it.” Norris joined McLaren to make his debut in the sport in 2019. He has been with them ever since and his current deal was due to run until the end of this year. Norris said that he had not considered leaving McLaren and had made no approaches toward other teams, although some had shown interest in him. The best travel deals for F1 NOTHING comes close to the thrill of a live Grand Prix – and YOU can be there to see it all. Get the full F1 experience with these unbeatable deals. 🇮🇹 ITALY – 3 to 8 Sept – From £789pp 🇦🇿 AZERBAIJAN – 22 to 27 Sept – From £1,399pp 🇸🇬 SINGAPORE– 7 to 14 Oct – From £1,999pp 🇺🇸 AUSTIN, USA – 21 to 26 Oct – From £2,799pp 🇶🇦 QATAR – 27 to 29 Nov – From £1,049pp 🇦🇪 ABU DHABI – 4 to 6 Dec – From £2,049pp See ALL our F1 travel offers HERE *If you click on a link in this article, we will earn affiliate revenue. He said: “It really was the easiest decision I’ve had to make in my career so far, “I’ll be very, very happy at the end of my career to say that McLaren is the only team I’ve been with. “I kind of want my whole career to be with McLaren, because I’m happy here and I don’t want to change.” Comment now