'Nowhere else I want to be' - Norris extends McLaren contract until 2030

Lando Norris commits long-term future to McLaren; reigning world champion agrees multi-year extension to previous deal; the Brit has already driven in a team record 163 grands prix for McLaren; watch the Italian Grand Prix at Monza live on Sky Sports F1 on September 4-6

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris has extended his contract with McLaren until at least 2030.

The 26-year-old Brit's previous extension, which was announced ahead of the start of the 2024 season, was understood to tie him to the team until at least the end of 2027.

He will now stay at McLaren for at least another four seasons with the extended deal to the end of 2030 including "a multi-year option to commit beyond that date".

Norris claimed the 2025 title to become Britain's 11th world champion, and the first McLaren driver to triumph since Lewis Hamilton in 2008.

Saturday's announcement of the new deal follows Norris winning last weekend in the Netherlands to claim the 13th Grand Prix victory of his F1 career.

Norris said: "McLaren is my home, and I'm very pleased to be signing a new contract to keep me with the team until at least 2030.

"When I started this journey nine years ago, I was clear about the goals I wanted to achieve: to get McLaren back to the front and to win championships.

"We've achieved that goal, but we want more, we want to keep on winning, and we know as a team that we're capable of achieving it."

Team principal Andrea Stella described Norris as "an exceptional driver, someone who combines outstanding natural speed with maturity, consistency and a strong commitment to McLaren".

"But above all, he is a special human being who is valued by everyone in the team," added Stella.

"Since joining McLaren as part of our junior programme, he has grown with us and played a central role in bringing the team back to the front of Formula 1."

After McLaren, the reigning constructors' champions, failed to claim a Grand Prix win across the opening 10 rounds of the season, Norris has won back-to-back races to reignite hope that he could yet defend his title.

Norris is fourth in the drivers' standings, 83 points back from leader Kimi Antonelli with 11 rounds remaining. Norris must also leapfrog Antonelli's Mercedes team-mate George Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, who both trail the Italian by 59 points.