How Schumacher put Ferrari back on top in F1
On 8 October 2000, Michael Schumacher won Ferrari’s first Formula 1 drivers’ title in over two decades. The tifosi had been biding their time since Jody Scheckter’s successful 1979 campaign, with Schumacher coming close to the title for Ferrari in 1997 and 1998 against Jacques Villeneuve and Mika Hakkinen, while team-mate Eddie Irvine led the […]
Is Piastri right to be annoyed at Norris and McLaren? Our writers have their say
Oscar Piastri voiced his annoyance at both Lando Norris and McLaren following the clash on the opening lap of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix – but were his complaints justified? The F1 world championship leader was barged by Norris into Turn 3 on the opening lap and wasn’t given sympathy from the McLaren pitwall […]
Norris denies «aggressive» move on Piastri in F1 Singapore GP start
The optics of ‘blue on blue’ – or in this case papaya on papaya – incidents in Formula 1 seldom reflect well on the aggressor. Especially at McLaren, where a policy of scrupulous equality prevails. But Lando Norris outright rejected claims that his move on team-mate Oscar Piastri at Turn 3 on the opening lap […]
How McLaren will deal with driver tensions after F1 Singapore GP clash
«I think the first-lap situation is one of those that can happen with this close racing,» was McLaren team principal Andrea Stella’s post-race take on the incident between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri which defined the Singapore Grand Prix. «We will review the situation together with our drivers, we will have the good conversations like […]
Why McLaren constantly refuses to rule out Verstappen’s F1 2025 title chances
“You all laughed at me, well I have to say, you’re not laughing now,” is a famous quote from a certain politician that has been turned into a meme across the internet. Whatever the context, it could be relevant, and that particularly applies to the 2025 Formula 1 season. All year long the McLaren duo […]
Are Verstappen and Red Bull really back on top of F1?
Max Verstappen predicted in Hungary that he wouldn’t win another Formula 1 race this season, but in the three grands prix after his proclamation, he has won two and whispers of a title fight have returned. Following convincing victories in Monza and Baku, one of the most asked questions now is – can Verstappen actually […]
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 […]