How Dunne’s McLaren outing shows Red Bull that changing drivers isn’t the solution
Yuki Tsunoda now has nine grands prix under his belt with Red Bull, after taking over Liam Lawson’s Formula 1 seat at the Japanese GP. The impact has been negligible so far. Tsunoda has scored just seven points in that time, while team-mate Max Verstappen has racked up 119. Tsunoda’s recent qualifying results don’t paint […]
Piastri blasts Alpine ‘still f*** me over all these years later’ on team radio
Oscar Piastri is still haunted by Alpine, nearly three years after leaving the team with an infamous social media message that’s etched into the Formula 1 history books, and during the Austrian Grand Prix he was held up by both Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly. Piastri was run off the track by Colapinto on lap 55 […]
Extraordinary collection of McLaren cars go up for sale
An exclusive collection of 20 McLaren road cars belonging to the team’s former shareholder is being put up for sale. The models all belong to the late Mansour Ojjeh, the French-Saudi entrepreneur and former owner of TAG Heuer and McLaren Group shareholder, who passed away in June 2021. Leading classic car dealer, Tom Hartley Jr, […]
How Norris beat his own F1 Austrian GP pole lap by almost 0.3s
Lando Norris’ opening Q3 lap in setting the grid for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix was already good enough for pole. Although he didn’t know it at the time, the Briton’s 1m04.268s could have done the job on its own; Charles Leclerc did not improve on his 1m04.492s set amid the opening runs, and […]
How McLaren plans to solve Norris’ F1 2025 qualifying woes
Lando Norris’ struggles to get a feel for the 2025 McLaren at the very edge of the envelope, particularly in the top-10 shootout in qualifying, have been one recurring theme over the first half of the Formula 1 season as he is needing to pull out all the stops to battle team-mate Oscar Piastri. From […]
Why was McLaren more vulnerable in Canada? And what does it mean for upcoming F1 races?
When Andrea Stella talked to the Formula 1 press during a technical media session in the Monaco pitlane, the team principal didn’t just chat about the MCL39. Stella talked about fruits as well…about apples and pears to be precise. According to the McLaren boss, not all tracks on the F1 calendar are comparable — they […]
Pitt makes F1 car debut in McLaren test at COTA
Brad Pitt may play a Formula 1 driver in his upcoming summer blockbuster, but he’s never got behind the wheel of a real F1 car – until now. McLaren held a private test at the Circuit of the Americas earlier this week, allowing the A-lister to take one of its previous cars for a drive, […]
Why Red Bull’s protest was rejected and Norris’ penalty didn’t lead to an F1 grid drop
The closing stages of the Canadian Grand Prix delivered many talking points, as the top five were closely bunched together and Lando Norris hit his team-mate Oscar Piastri. But the drama didn’t end yet after the chequered flag, thanks to a protest lodged by Red Bull. The timing was reminiscent of the situation a few […]
Piastri lauds Norris apology after McLaren clash at F1 Canadian GP
Oscar Piastri praised Lando Norris for his apology after the two McLaren Formula 1 drivers clashed late in the Canadian Grand Prix — and doesn’t believe it will change the team’s approach. In the lead-up to the collision, Norris attempted to launch a handful of moves on Piastri for fourth in Montreal, but could not […]