Why Norris was booed on F1 Mexico GP podium
It is 6,100 miles from Monza to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as the crow flies, but the ripples from the events in the Italian Grand Prix have travelled far. Lando Norris was booed roundly by the crowd throughout the Mexico GP weekend, and not just on the sold-out race day. The Foro Sol stadium section […]
Who will win the 2025 F1 world title? Our writers have their say
Max Verstappen’s recent charge has thrown the 2025 Formula 1 world championship fight wide open. The defending world champion’s United States Grand Prix domination, winning both the sprint and main race, has cut the deficit to Oscar Piastri to 40 points. Meanwhile, Lando Norris has also been eating into the gap to the championship leader […]
McLaren to not boost F1 2025 drivers’ fight by fitting car upgrades
McLaren will not bring any further upgrades to its 2025 car to help Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris hold off Max Verstappen in the Formula 1 drivers’ championship. Verstappen won his third grand prix in four at the United States Grand Prix, as well as taking maximum points in the Austin sprint race that saw […]
McLaren boss Brown apologised to Hulkenberg after F1 US GP clash, says Wheatley
Zak Brown personally apologised to Nico Hulkenberg after blaming him for the retirements of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris from the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix sprint, according to Sauber boss Jonathan Wheatley. The McLaren drivers crashed out on lap one of Saturday’s race after championship leader Piastri attempted a cutback on team-mate and […]
Has McLaren’s Austin GP sprint fiasco really made Verstappen a genuine F1 title contender?
The elephant in the room as Max Verstappen digested his sprint race victory in Austin was that it represented a net gain of just eight points in his favour with six grands prix to go in the 2025 Formula 1 season. That was enough to excite the commentariat but not Verstappen himself. «The overall pace […]
US GP heat, tyre degradation can give McLaren way to beat Verstappen
McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella says Max Verstappen’s Austin sprint pole confirms Red Bull can now win everywhere, but in the Texas heat the Italian still thinks McLaren has an ace up its sleeve. In sprint qualifying McLaren’s Lando Norris led Max Verstappen in the first two qualifying segments run on medium tyres. But […]
McLaren not biased to Norris, will let us fight for F1 title
Oscar Piastri says he doesn’t believe McLaren is favouring his team-mate Lando Norris in their 2025 Formula 1 title fight, nor does he want to receive priority as the championship leader. Piastri is heading into the final six-race stretch with a 22-point lead on Norris, with reigning champion Max Verstappen now 63 points behind after consistently gaining […]
The real stress test awaiting McLaren’s ‘Papaya Rules’
The occasional friction between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, and their McLaren team, last year was a mere taster for what has already transpired in 2025 – and what is still to come. Max Verstappen might be creeping up incrementally, but the battle for the Formula 1 drivers’ title is the McLaren drivers’ to lose. […]
Is Piastri right to be annoyed at Norris and McLaren? Our writers have their say
Oscar Piastri voiced his annoyance at both Lando Norris and McLaren following the clash on the opening lap of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix – but were his complaints justified? The F1 world championship leader was barged by Norris into Turn 3 on the opening lap and wasn’t given sympathy from the McLaren pitwall […]