McLaren adds T-Mobile deal to network of partnerships
McLaren has added another name to its burgeoning book of commercial partners after announcing a deal with T-Mobile. As well as leading the way in the constructors’ championship, McLaren also boasts more partnerships than any other team on the Formula 1 grid. T-Mobile has signed on as an official partner but will also be the […]
McLaren’s one-second-a-lap dominance is “alien” to Verstappen
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko is worried that McLaren’s Formula 1 advantage has turned into “a whole new world” lately, with reigning world champion Max Verstappen equally astonished. Lando Norris was unrivalled in the recent Singapore Grand Prix, outqualifying Verstappen by two tenths for pole position before winning the race with a 21-second margin on […]
McLaren admits to dilemma over F1 upgrade plan
McLaren has admitted that it faces a dilemma over whether to introduce floor upgrades to its dominant MCL38 Formula 1 car. The Woking-based team was in a class of its own at the Singapore Grand Prix, with Lando Norris running unchallenged to take victory over Max Verstappen. McLaren’s form, which has helped it lead the constructors’ […]
Red Bull head of F1 strategy Courtenay to join McLaren
The McLaren Formula 1 team has announced it has signed Red Bull’s chief strategist Will Courtenay as its new sporting director. Having initially joined the team as a systems engineer in 2003 under its Jaguar guise before moving to a strategy role once the team became Red Bull in 2005, he rose to become the […]
McLaren was “taking the p**s” in Singapore GP, says Horner
Norris was lapping comfortably a couple of seconds ahead of title rival Max Verstappen early on before there was a short team radio discussion where he explained that he was running at ‘pace six’. His pit wall came back and said: “Ok, in which case we’d like to use a bit of that pace to […]
Why McLaren sees only «good news» from its flexi rear wing controversy
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella thinks it is a good thing rival teams are complaining about its car – because this shows they are distracted from their own efforts. The Woking-based team has found itself the centre of attention since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix over what has become known as its ‘mini-DRS’. The team appeared […]
McLaren asked by FIA to modify rear wing after ‘mini-DRS’ controversy
McLaren has been asked by the FIA to modify its rear wing design in the wake of the controversy over its ‘mini-DRS’, Autosport has learned. With rival teams questioning the legality of the McLaren rear wing after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as it appeared to rotate back at speed to open up the slot gap, […]
McLaren won’t stand in Bortoleto’s way if he gets Sauber F1 chance
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team won’t stand in protege Gabriel Bortoleto’s way if Sauber wants to offer him a Formula 1 race seat, but would rather sanction a loan move than let the youngster go definitively. Bortoleto recently emerged as one of the main contenders to partner Nico Hulkenberg at the future […]
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 […]