Norris fears Las Vegas trouble, hits back at media criticism
Lando Norris is openly expecting McLaren to struggle again at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as the team gets a first chance to seal the Formula 1 drivers’ championship. Norris leads third-placed Max Verstappen by 49 points in the standings and needs to bring that gap to 58 points after the Las Vegas race for […]
Norris ‘cared too much about what people said’ at start of 2025 F1 title fight
Lando Norris has opened up about his handling of media and fan comments, as he leads the Formula 1 world championship with three grands prix remaining. Norris trailed team-mate Oscar Piastri in the 2025 standings during 15 consecutive rounds but has dominated the Australian over the past six grands prix, scoring 115 points to Piastri’s […]
Racing Bulls condemns Norris booing incident at F1 Brazil GP
The Racing Bulls Formula 1 outfit says it has taken action after a team member appeared to encourage fans to boo Lando Norris during the Brazilian Grand Prix podium ceremony. In a video spread on social media, a man wearing team uniform was filming the podium celebrations when he turned his phone towards the crowd […]
McLaren signs De Palo amid driver academy shake-up
McLaren has signed the 2025 Formula Regional European runner-up Matteo De Palo to its driver development programme as part of an academy shake-up. The 18-year-old secured his best result since moving to single-seaters in 2023 by finishing second to FRECA champion Freddie Slater ahead of his graduation to Formula 3 with Trident next year. De […]
How a potential F1 Brazil GP pole got away from Leclerc – and Antonelli
It was a game of absurdly fine margins in Sao Paulo on Saturday after a cyclone blew through the city overnight, leaving a damp track and changeable winds in its wake. The unpredictable conditions made for an eventful sprint race punctuated by a red flag after Oscar Piastri exited stage right at Turn 3, followed […]
Why consistency and not F1 points lead is giving Norris confidence for title run-in
Lando Norris is leading the 2025 Formula 1 world championship for the first time in six months, but that’s not the reason why he arrived in Brazil with a spring in his step. After a Dutch Grand Prix retirement that looked potentially fatal to his title hopes, Norris found another gear to overturn a 34-point […]
How McLaren picked up each of its record 12 Brazil F1 wins
Interlagos 1974 – Fittipaldi triumphs on home soil Emerson Fittipaldi, McLaren, Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari, Jacky Ickx, Lotus Photo by: David Phipps McLaren’s 1974 campaign started off strongly, with Denny Hulme winning the opening round in Buenos Aires while Emerson Fittipaldi triumphed on home soil at the old-school, curvy, dusty, bumpy 7.96km Interlagos track. On his […]
The steering wheel change that has helped Norris in F1 2025
Thanks to his success in Mexico, Lando Norris is back at the top of the 2025 Formula 1 standings, just one point ahead of McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. The Briton’s lead came after he found consistency over Piastri in recent races, and may also have been helped by a decision to cut down on the […]
Norris’ struggles made Piastri complacent, Villeneuve claims
The way Oscar Piastri lost the Formula 1 world championship lead means he may have grown complacent, Jacques Villeneuve has suggested. Piastri led the standings for 15 consecutive rounds, with his advantage reaching 34 points over McLaren team-mate Lando Norris and 104 points over Max Verstappen after his Dutch Grand Prix win. Since then, the […]