McLaren has said the key to stopping Lando Norris being tempted to switch Formula 1 teams after his current contract ends will be delivering on its own promises about progress.
Speaking at the Japanese Grand Prix, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said the best way the outfit can convince Norris to remain on board is for it to live up to the high expectations it is setting itself over the next few years.
“But you also need to talk about facts: like what's the foundation for the future, and why you can give us your vote of confidence? So, with Lando we are doing exactly the same, trying to prove as much as possible on track. “I would be in discomfort myself, having a conversation with a driver, where I'm trying to persuade him playing cards that I don't have in my hands,” he said.
“We don't need to buy people in. We want people to give us the vote of confidence, stay with us, and genuinely, truly believe in the journey together with McLaren.” “Even though this conversation happened actually some time ago, already we had not only seen the improvements on track, but we had also seen that the developments kept being good, which is what led to the Singapore upgrade, and also what seems to lead onto next year's car, which in the background seems promising.
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