Lando Norris F1 News: British star discusses LEAVING McLaren in shock exit reveal

Lando Norris, McLaren, Las Vegas, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

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Norris discusses LEAVING McLaren in shock exit reveal

Lando Norris has revealed he previously had opportunities to leave the team

By Kerry Violet.

Monday 6 January 2025 22:00

Formula 1 star Lando Norris has opened up on previous opportunities that he had to leave McLaren.

2024 proved to be a strong season for the Brit, collecting his first-ever win at the Miami Grand Prix and going from strength to strength thereon in.

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In the end, Norris challenged Max Verstappen for the drivers' championship, albeit ultimately fell short, and took his total win tally to four grands prix after further victories in the Netherlands, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi.

There was further positive news, too, with Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri both producing strong performances throughout the season, enough to secure McLaren's first constructors' championship since 1998.

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Despite the 25-year-old's success last season, he has now revealed that rival teams across the grid had previously approached him with opportunities to leave the team with which he has now built a stable career.

In discussions that have re-emerged from the season finale in Abu Dhabi, Norris admitted prior to winning the constructors' title that he had received offers to leave McLaren in moves that would have seen him become a race-winner sooner.