Norris Seeks Pay Parity With Hamilton and Verstappen
Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Lando Norris says he deserves to earn as much as fellow Formula One champions Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
- Norris recently extended his McLaren contract through the end of the 2030 season.
- His reported new salary is about £30 million a year, or RM163 million.
Lando Norris says his status as a Formula One world champion warrants a salary on the same level as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
The 26-year-old recently extended his contract with McLaren through the end of the 2030 season. The new agreement reportedly lifts his earnings to about £30 million, or RM163 million, a year.
That figure places Norris among Formula One’s highest-paid drivers, but the Malaysian report says he believes his income should match that of the sport’s other leading champions.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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