Lando Norris has revealed he held exploratory talks with multiple F1 teams including Red Bull before agreeing to a new long-term deal with McLaren.
In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, Norris said: “First of all, the talks which I said I had with Red Bull are a general thing. “That's why I signed such a long contract, so I don't need to care about any of this for a while.
“But whenever you're coming to the end of a contract, you always want to have talks with as many people as you can to weigh up your options and know what might be a better path for you. “So, it wasn't solely with Red Bull. It was different talks with different people. 'What could happen now? What could maybe happen in the future?' Everyone has those talks. “But I signed a long contract because I didn't want to think of those things.”
By extension, Norris expects to hold similar talks with team bosses when his current McLaren deal is coming up for renewal. He continued: “I knew that if there wasn't anything out there which was tempting enough to go and do, especially for me and where I am in my career at the minute with my age, McLaren was by far the best option for me to go and do. “But for now, I'm very happy and I don't need to think of any of those things.
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