Lando Norris “had already reached agreement” with Toro Rosso before joining McLaren

Norris has been heavily linked with a move to Red Bull in the coming seasons as a replacement for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez.
The British driver has excelled in recent years, with his dismantling of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo leading to many pundits putting him amongst theಞ top echelon of drivers.
With Perez struggling in the𒁃 wake of Max Verstappen’s dominant 2023 season, Norris is the favourite to join the Dutchman at some point.
However, there’s a good 🐽chance Norris could have driven for Red Bull earlier in his career had he joined Toro Rosso in 2019.
Speaking on ServusTV, Marko confir🐓med that Norris is “a candidate” to join Red Bull.
♒“He’s [Norris] definitely a candidate for us,” Markoౠ said.
“At To꧟ro Rosso ꦐwe had already reached an agreement with him, until his manager realised that there was an option for a contract with McLaren.”
Marko also criticised Perez in the same interview, labelling him as “not cons🎀istent”🐠.
“Perez is not consistent, he is not always focused,” Marko added. “Perez has a contract until 2024 and Norris until 2025, unfortunately 🃏it is that long.
“On the one hand, the Red Bull seat is one of the most🤡 so🅠ught-after “But on the other, you have Max as an opponent.”

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