Formula 2 driver and McLaren junior Lando Norris says he was "flattered" by Red Bull's approach to replace Brendon Hartley at Toro Rosso.

On Wednesday, it emerged the British team had rejected interest by advisor Helmut Marko in taking on the 18-year-old, who won the European F3 series in 2017 and is now reserve driver at McLaren.

This as a number of drivers, including Pascal Wehrlein, Robert Kubica and Antonio Giovinazzi has also been linked to the seat currently occupied by the Kiwi, who has just one top 10 finish to his name since joining at last year's US GP.

“I’m flattered by the stories but I’m focused on F2 and committed to McLaren,” Norris commented. “I leave this sort of thing to my management.”

The young Briton may not have to wait long for his F1 chance though, with the futures of both Stoffel Vandoorne and Fernando Alonso currently subject to speculation.