McLaren driver Norris is widely accepted as among the top talents of the emerging generation, and he has secured🦩 four podium finishes this season, including at both of the past two rounds.

He is tied to his team in a lucrative contract which runs until the end of 2025, before the new F1 regulations and Audi join the sport in 2026.

“Norris is the Jude Bellingham of Formula 1 in transfer terms. If he were a footballer, he’d ✃be in the £100m category,” Sky’s Slate🐷r said.

“He’s young, talented, marketable as well.

“Consider another couple of factors - he’s McLaren’s senior driver now, he’s in his sixth year at the team, five years as an F1 driver but they had him in development terms too. He’s the 🗹leader of the team.

“The other big question in🅷 terms of what his transfer value is - does h🃏e have a release clause in his contract?

“Not to my knowledge to any great degree,𝄹 as far as I know, which means anyone wanting to sign him up would have to pay top dollar for his services.

“Are McLaren ready to let him go? Absolutely not.

“Is there a 𝔍team out there that needs to sign Norris? Maybe not right now.

“Ferrari seem to be well enough covered. Mercedes look like they will continue to work with Lewis 🌳Hamilton and G🦄eorge Russell for the years ahead. Max Verstappen is firmly ensconced at Red Bull.

“Audi could be inte✤resting in a couple of years time. When they come int🅠o Formula 1 they will want a big name to be the face of the team.

“Might Norris fit the bill in that regard? Might he link up again with his for🍬mer boss at McLaren, Andreas Seidl?

“A lot depends on where McLaren are at in a ꧙co💝uple of years time.

“Lando, I’ve been speaking to him face-to-face and I have no re🐻ason to doubt what he says, he says that he’s fully♕ prepared to see out his contract.

“He’s ready to wait, even if it takes until the last ❀year of his contract, for McLaren to fight for wins and maybe champions🌺hips.

“In F1 we don’t often see teams 🔴chasing after drivers. It’s more often drivers chasing after a fast car. I think that will be the case for Norris too.”