Norris keen to follow Verstappen into endurance racing after F1
Lando Norris has confirmed he would “love to” emulate Max Verstappen in contesting other racing series once he is done with Formula 1. A fortnight ago Verstappen raced a Porsche GT4 at the Nordschleife in the Nurburgring Endurance Series to obtain a licence which allows him to race GT3s at the ‘Green Hell’. On Saturday […]
Why Azerbaijan GP proved McLaren’s F1 2025 car is difficult to handle
McLaren has so far produced one of the most dominant campaigns in Formula 1 history with the Woking outfit set to retain its constructors’ title. The papaya squad simply needs to score 13 points next time out in Singapore to equal Red Bull from 2023 in having won the championship with the most grands prix […]
Did McLaren pit blunder cost Norris two places in F1 Azerbaijan GP?
In finishing seventh, Lando Norris failed to capitalise on the crash which eliminated team-mate and world championship rival Oscar Piastri from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Of that there is no doubt. But could he have finished two places higher, but for the wheel gun issue which delayed his pitstop? Probably not, in fact. The circumstances […]
No driver would have scored more points in Norris’ position in F1 Azerbaijan GP
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella doesn’t think Lando Norris could have done much better than seventh in Baku’s Formula 1 race after being stuck in traffic. After a difficult qualifying in gusty conditions, Norris qualified a lowly seventh after looking fast all weekend, not helped by a slip-up in Turn 15 on his best Q3 […]
Norris takes post-Monza criticism in his stride: «It’s not our problem»
Lando Norris says the criticism McLaren has received for allowing him past Oscar Piastri at Monza is «not our problem» and vowed the Formula 1 team would stick to its racing principles. McLaren caused a stir when it ordered Piastri to let Norris retake second place at the Italian Grand Prix after a botched pitstop […]
How McLaren’s drivers answered the difficult questions after controversial F1 Italian GP swap
Language is like a river: it creates its own path. ‘Dilemma’ is one of those words, like ‘decimate’, which is losing its original meaning through misuse – which is a shame in this instance, since a dilemma is exactly what McLaren faced when ‘finger trouble’ reversed the position of its drivers late in the Italian […]
McLaren set «very difficult» precedent with F1 Italian GP swap
Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff reckons McLaren’s call to ask Oscar Piastri to let Lando Norris past during the Italian Grand Prix after a slow stop for Norris was a «very difficult precedent to undo». As Norris and Piastri were on course to finish second and third behind dominant winner Max Verstappen, McLaren allowed […]
Inside McLaren’s F1 title fight
Lando Norris made an extremely relaxed impression as he faced the media on Thursday in the Monza paddock, which would have been curious if it hadn’t been for his similarly remarkable restraint after last week’s hammer blow in Zandvoort. With his gap to Oscar Piastri suddenly swelling to 34 points after an engine oil line […]
Should McLaren now just let Norris and Piastri race with no rules?
Formula 1’s race for the drivers’ title took a dramatic twist at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday as Lando Norris retired and lost 25 points to race-winning McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. The gap between the duo now stands at 34 points with nine rounds of the season remaining, with the battle yet to have […]