Piastri «more conscious of his strengths» after Miami F1 race
Piastri had the better start of the two McLaren drivers in Miami, muscling his way past Norris, Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez after the latter went straight on in the first corner. In a McLaren that didn’t receive all the upgrades that Norris’ MCL38 had equipped, Piastri nevertheless showed great pace early on and passed […]
How the mutual faith between Norris and McLaren F1 is finally paying off
Norris’ journey with McLaren goes back way further than that, with CEO Zak Brown taking a personal interest in the Briton’s career even before he joined the Woking squad’s young driver programme in 2017, aged 16. «I regard Lando as a fabulous prospect,» Brown said at the time. «He blew the doors off his rivals […]
Who is Lando Norris, F1’s newest grand prix winner?
The McLaren driver crossed the line 7.6 seconds clear of the all-conquering Max Verstappen, converting a strategy in which he went long on the medium-compound tyres and pouncing on a safety car to cycle out ahead of the three-time world champion. Dispelling the disappointment of his 2021 near-miss at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi, […]
Miami F1 win a weight off McLaren’s shoulders, not just Norris
Norris finally broke his duck in F1 on his 110th start, taking a convincing win at the Miami International Autodrome albeit with help from a well-timed safety car. It was Norris’ first win in a motor race in over 2200 days, having previously claimed 15 podiums in F1 before climbing the top step. Norris admitted […]
Lando Norris wins for McLaren
Norris beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari after the McLaren ace took full advantage to make his pitstop under the safety car, unlike all his rivals. 2024 F1 Miami Grand Prix results 2024 F1 Miami Grand Prix report Polesitter Verstappen led the charge to Turn 1, as his team-mate Sergio Perez […]
McLaren can catch Red Bull in next 12 months if it maintains F1 gains
McLaren has enjoyed something of a renaissance under Stella’s leadership following a difficult start to the 2023 season, scoring just 14 points in the opening five rounds. Heavy revisions to last year’s MCL60 chassis, which came to life during the Austrian GP weekend, ensured that the team returned to challenging for poles and podium finishes. […]
F1 might never have a driver with Alonso’s longevity again
Alonso’s recent Aston Martin contract extension means he will carry on racing until at least the end of the 2026 F1 campaign, by which time he will be 45. That would make him the oldest F1 driver to compete since Graham Hill in 1975. Alonso already holds the record for the most grand prix races […]
McLaren «surprised» by China F1 race pace after sprint struggles
McLaren’s Lando Norris started on pole for Saturday morning’s 19-lap sprint race but after going off at the start he fell down to seventh. That became sixth at the chequered flag due to Fernando Alonso’s retirement, finishing in front of team-mate Oscar Piastri but behind both Ferraris. Its race pace relative to the Scuderia seemed […]
McLaren F1 team bracing for «damage limitation» in Chinese GP
McLaren started off 2024 in good shape, heading into the fifth round of the season as the third team in the pecking order, ahead of Mercedes. But while it remains strong on high-downforce circuits, the team admitted at the start of the year that its persistent low-speed weakness still hadn’t been addressed yet. That weakness […]