Lando Norris has responded to 2009 world champion Jenson Button “talking crap” about him. Last month, Button admitted he was “surprised” when – about this time last year – 23-year-old Norris extended his McLaren contract through to the end of 2025. When asked about those sorts of predictions, Norris said he doesn’t see McLaren in the “dire situation” that the rumour-mill seems to imply. I don’t ignore it, I get what he is saying a little bit,” Norris added. He admits that, when he signed the McLaren extension, other teams were also interested. “We saw what was on the table, but I did and I do want to believe in McLaren,” said Norris.

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