Norris cleared after moving under braking investigation
McLaren’s Lando Norris has been cleared by the FIA of any wrongdoing in his last lap battle with Charles Leclerc in the Austin sprint race, having been accused of moving under braking. The Briton had been under investigation by the stewards at Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix sprint race for potentially erratic driving. He […]
Piastri won’t have to hand me F1 race wins
McLaren driver Lando Norris says team-mate Oscar Piastri won’t have to give up Formula 1 race wins to support his title bid. McLaren has come out backing Norris as he aims to overturn Max Verstappen’s 62-point lead in the drivers’ championship, with Red Bull’s downturn in form offering the Briton a realistic chance of snatching […]
Piastri’s Monza F1 pass «way too close for comfort»
Lando Norris feels his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri «got way too close for comfort» on his lap-one pass at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix. Norris started from pole ahead of Piastri but, while defending his lead into the first chicane, the Briton’s compromised exit out of the corner left him vulnerable to Piastri on the […]
Is it time McLaren asks Piastri to help back Norris’s bid for title glory?
McLaren’s Andrea Stella is a diplomatic man who is rightly earning the plaudits for overseeing the team’s substantial improvement over the past 20 months. A steady hand on the tiller, Stella is a key factor behind McLaren’s transformation and until now, has comfortably rowed down the middle in terms of siding with his drivers, maintaining […]
Talk of an F1 title challenge is “stupid”
Lando Norris is not looking ahead to potentially winning the Formula 1 title this season and labelled it “stupid” to increase the focus despite a dominant display at the Dutch Grand Prix. The McLaren driver once again struggled off the line from pole position and fell behind reigning champion and local favourite Max Verstappen into […]
Norris and Piastri clear on McLaren’s rules of engagement at Dutch GP
McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri insist they are aware of team rules when it comes to fighting one another during the Dutch Grand Prix. Norris put in a stunning lap to take pole position in Zandvoort, while Piastri starts third with reigning world champion and local favourite Max Verstappen separating the pair. Team […]
Stella refutes Norris «not performing at world champion level» comments
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has refuted Lando Norris’ self-criticism of his efforts across the 2024 Formula 1 season, stating that the Briton is performing at «world championship level». On Thursday, Norris stated that he was dissatisfied with the number of mistakes he has made over the opening 14 races, adding that he had not […]
How Norris can arrest his current F1 first-lap problems
For all the impressive moments in Lando Norris’ 2024 Formula 1 season, his approach to starts has been a significant Achilles’ heel this year — and has lost him at least two race wins into the first corner. There have been a handful of notable moments in which Norris made inauspicious choices into Turn 1 […]
Should McLaren back Norris or Piastri? Our F1 writers have their say
Norris should follow Piastri’s example and be easier on himself — Jake Boxall-Legge Across the most recent eight rounds of this year’s championship, Oscar Piastri has added 126 points to his name, while Norris trails slightly having accrued 116. You can argue the toss over who deserved the Hungary win; Piastri’s opening stints were stronger, […]