Lando Norris

Lando Norris is one of the highest paid F1 drivers on the grid today but the McLaren prefers driving around in his Fiat Jolly.

Multiple reports state that the Bristol-born driver is not happy with the team’s performance, and if they don’t pick up soon, he will look to move elsewhere. Considering the fact that he is a racing driver and loves cars, with the amount of money he earns, he can buy just about any ‘dream car’ he wants. Lando Norris is one of the most famous F1 drivers today, and his popularity among fans keeps increasing every year.

Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok recently spoke about Lando Norris' long-term contract with McLaren and the options available to him.

"It is my choice and I am the one who says 'yes' or 'no'. However, the man himself recently declared that he is currently happy with McLaren. He mentioned how brilliantly Zak Brown, [McLaren's](https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/mclaren-honda) CEO, has locked the young talent with a long-term contract. As a result, F1 fans and pundits are discussing whether McLaren is the right team for Norris. "Lando is committed to McLaren long term but I wasn’t convinced when he signed. What Lewis does will dictate so much in the market."

Lando Norris has used the progress of Aston Martin and Ferrari in recent years to challenge McLaren to make sizeable headway through the 2023 Formula 1 ...

“But you’re right, I think a day like today when you can put almost everything together, we can be in a reasonable place. I think where I am is where we kind of are. I think a little bit better than maybe I was expecting from where we were in the test and so on.” So the gap ahead of him was like a 30.8, which is like four-tenths or something, which I definitely couldn’t achieve.” He continued: “I think we got everything out of the car. Williams are in the mix more, Haas are in the mix more, Alfa Romeo are in the mix more.

He may have only had 18 minutes in qualifying, and his race lasted 13 laps, but Oscar Piastri impressed McLaren with his F1 debut in Bahrain.

If you enjoy our independent coverage, please consider becoming a RaceFans Supporter today. RaceFans strives to bring its readers news directly from the key players in Formula 1. Key said the team is “super impressed” with what it’s seen of Piastri so far. Some have both, some are excellent with feedback but need to do a bit of work on track and so on. Piastri’s input is more like that of a more experienced F1 driver, said Key. Over the next three laps his pace slowed from the 1’40s to the 1’41s but the consistency continued, just 0.184s covering those lap times. Norris was faster than Piastri in eight of the nine comparable laps, with the latter only going faster on lap four. It would have been good to complete the first race and to be even more ready for the second. As other drivers made their first pit stops he made up further places, and was in 11th before he headed to the pits himself for the first time. The team believed he had the pace to rival Norris for a Q2 spot. [Oscar Piastri](/oscar-piastri/) was able to impress McLaren with his Formula 1 debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix. However he was only 0.244s slower than Norris’s best in sector two and 0.150s off in sector three.

Lando Norris has time and time again proved that he is one of the most talented drivers on the F1 grid, with last season's best of the rest driver also ...

On the face of it, it was odd to sign such a long deal at his age.” He won’t be any use to the team. I don’t see Lando going anywhere as a number two.