How Piastri is already showing signs of being a true F1 great
“The future is his.” McLaren team principal Andrea Stella, again, saying exactly how it is. In this case, regarding the coming years of Oscar Piastri in Formula 1. Specifically, Stella was answering a question regarding how Piastri might react to the expected team orders push from McLaren to support Lando Norris’s 2024 title bid. “I […]
The V10 beast that still holds the Bahrain track record
1m31.447s. The fastest lap of the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix, set by Pedro de la Rosa, remains the official lap record at the Sakhir circuit — something the Spaniard will boast about whenever the opportunity arises. And it doesn’t take him even a second to name the McLaren MP4-20 his favourite car of all time. […]
Piastri’s Monza F1 pass «way too close for comfort»
Lando Norris feels his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri «got way too close for comfort» on his lap-one pass at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix. Norris started from pole ahead of Piastri but, while defending his lead into the first chicane, the Briton’s compromised exit out of the corner left him vulnerable to Piastri on the […]
McLaren 20km/h faster on Monza straights than last year
Lando Norris says McLaren can now go 20km/h faster down Monza’s straights compared to its 2023 Formula 1 car after topping Italian Grand Prix qualifying. Norris claimed his fifth career F1 pole at Monza, with team-mate Oscar Piastri second ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, the Ferrari pair and Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen was the lead […]
Is it time McLaren asks Piastri to help back Norris’s bid for title glory?
McLaren’s Andrea Stella is a diplomatic man who is rightly earning the plaudits for overseeing the team’s substantial improvement over the past 20 months. A steady hand on the tiller, Stella is a key factor behind McLaren’s transformation and until now, has comfortably rowed down the middle in terms of siding with his drivers, maintaining […]
Talk of an F1 title challenge is “stupid”
Lando Norris is not looking ahead to potentially winning the Formula 1 title this season and labelled it “stupid” to increase the focus despite a dominant display at the Dutch Grand Prix. The McLaren driver once again struggled off the line from pole position and fell behind reigning champion and local favourite Max Verstappen into […]
Norris and Piastri clear on McLaren’s rules of engagement at Dutch GP
McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri insist they are aware of team rules when it comes to fighting one another during the Dutch Grand Prix. Norris put in a stunning lap to take pole position in Zandvoort, while Piastri starts third with reigning world champion and local favourite Max Verstappen separating the pair. Team […]
Stella refutes Norris «not performing at world champion level» comments
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has refuted Lando Norris’ self-criticism of his efforts across the 2024 Formula 1 season, stating that the Briton is performing at «world championship level». On Thursday, Norris stated that he was dissatisfied with the number of mistakes he has made over the opening 14 races, adding that he had not […]
All McLaren departments F1 world championship material – Brown
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has claimed all departments of its Formula 1 team are «world championship material» after years of investment. Brown took the helm at the Woking-based outfit during a time of financial instability last decade and, despite further hardships which included rumours of a takeover by Audi, the American’s commercial nous has […]