Norris can beat Verstappen in straight fight but ‘many races ending in tears’
Norris led home Verstappen in F1’s most recent race in Miami – the Briton gaining from a mid-race safety car just as he appeared to be growing into a victory threat and with Verstappen having damaged his Red Bull. The result has raised hopes of further battles between the pair now McLaren has made a […]
How the mutual faith between Norris and McLaren F1 is finally paying off
Norris’ journey with McLaren goes back way further than that, with CEO Zak Brown taking a personal interest in the Briton’s career even before he joined the Woking squad’s young driver programme in 2017, aged 16. «I regard Lando as a fabulous prospect,» Brown said at the time. «He blew the doors off his rivals […]
Who is Lando Norris, F1’s newest grand prix winner?
The McLaren driver crossed the line 7.6 seconds clear of the all-conquering Max Verstappen, converting a strategy in which he went long on the medium-compound tyres and pouncing on a safety car to cycle out ahead of the three-time world champion. Dispelling the disappointment of his 2021 near-miss at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi, […]
Miami F1 win a weight off McLaren’s shoulders, not just Norris
Norris finally broke his duck in F1 on his 110th start, taking a convincing win at the Miami International Autodrome albeit with help from a well-timed safety car. It was Norris’ first win in a motor race in over 2200 days, having previously claimed 15 podiums in F1 before climbing the top step. Norris admitted […]
Lando Norris wins for McLaren
Norris beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari after the McLaren ace took full advantage to make his pitstop under the safety car, unlike all his rivals. 2024 F1 Miami Grand Prix results 2024 F1 Miami Grand Prix report Polesitter Verstappen led the charge to Turn 1, as his team-mate Sergio Perez […]
F1 might never have a driver with Alonso’s longevity again
Alonso’s recent Aston Martin contract extension means he will carry on racing until at least the end of the 2026 F1 campaign, by which time he will be 45. That would make him the oldest F1 driver to compete since Graham Hill in 1975. Alonso already holds the record for the most grand prix races […]
Stella defends McLaren F1 team strategy in “complex” Japanese GP
Norris started third and was the first of the frontrunners to pit, but as the race unfolded he lost out to Ferrari pair Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc to finish in fifth, while the latter came through to fourth from eighth place on the grid using a one-stop strategy. After the race, while accepting that the […]