Lando Norris

Lando Norris will remain at McLaren for the 2025 F1 season, his seventh with the Woking outfit.

Norris will be hoping to go one better in 2025 after finishing runner-up in the F1 drivers’ championship to Max Verstappen. While it was far from a perfect season for Norris, who threw away numerous victories through poor starts and wheel-to-wheel combat, he ended the year strongly.

On balance, McLaren had the most competitive car in 2024, and with the rules remaining stable over the winter ahead of 2025, Norris is widely tipped to take the title. Norris’ raw pace and speed cannot be questioned, boasting an incredible qualifying record over teammate Oscar Piastri.

Norris got his F1 chance in 2019 at McLaren, making the step up from Formula 2. He finished second in the F2 Drivers’ Championship, missing out on the title to George Russell.

While Norris was outscored by Carlos Sainz during their two years together as teammates between 2019 and 2020, the pair were generally evenly matched, with Norris’ qualifying speed notably impressive. He claimed his maiden F1 podium finish at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix.

2021 was the coming of age for Norris as he enjoyed an incredible season alongside Daniel Ricciardo. For much of it, he sat ahead of Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez in the drivers’ championship.

Norris cruelly missed out on his maiden F1 victory at the 2021 Russian Grand Prix, with McLaren taking part of the blame for misinforming Norris about the weather forecast.

2022 was also a strong campaign for Norris, as he was the class of the midfield. Norris had to wait until the middle of 2023 before he had a car finally capable of challenging for the podium on a regular basis. He finished second on six occasions in 2023, ending the year as the most in-form driver behind Max Verstappen.

McLaren’s Miami update transformed their 2024 campaign, allowing Norris to take his long-awaited first victory. He added three more wins to his tally (Netherlands, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi) but was left to rue a number of missed opportunities through mistakes or poor strategy calls.

Norris will have only one goal in 2025: the drivers’ title.