There was optimism at McLaren heading into the Japanese GP at Suzuka. The team's performance in qualifying, especially that of Lando Norris, meant that many thought a podium was possible. However, the MCL60's pace across the entire GP highlighted that Ferrari is still...
Lando Norris was fastest in the second session of the GP Dutch weekend - the Englishman was just 0.023 faster than Max Verstappen in the RB19. Alexander Albon was an impressive third, followed by Hamilton, Tsunoda, Gasly, Perez, Stroll, Bottas and Alonso. Generally...
In a sport where rookies can drown, Oscar Piastri has proven capable of competing at the highest level in F1 - enjoying positive feedback across various news outlets. The Australian has been close to Lando Norris for much of 2023, but he believes there is room for...
McLaren was the subject of heavy criticism to start 2023, struggling to score points with the MCL360. Although some of their early-season struggles can be attributed to misfortune and issues in testing, their lack of performance was still a concern. Points in...
McLaren in Belgium did not confirm the excellent performance shown at Silverstone and then confirmed in Hungary, on a track that was certainly less favourable. The dry track on Sunday put the MCL60 in trouble, with Norris struggling for race pace and very vulnerable...
After the battle between McLaren and Alpine for his services took F1 news be storm last summer, Oscar Piastri is demonstrating precisely why he was in such high demand. The Australian driver executed a brilliant start to take second place, seemingly on track to claim...
Lando Norris secured consecutive podiums for the first time of his career in Hungary, confirming the progress made at McLaren with the latest upgrades to the MCL60. Few would have predicted that McLaren would dominate F1 news headlines so positively way when the...
Lando Norris has been careful in managing expectations for this weekend's action in Hungary, explaining that McLaren still has "pretty terrible" performance in low-speed corners. Given the characteristics of the Hungaroring, the MCL60 will be tested very differently...
Max Verstappen extends his Championship lead with victory in Britain, although most of the headlines will belong to McLaren - who secured their first podium of 2023 with Lando Norris. An electric start saw Norris take first place off the line, with Piastri...
In particular, the high-speed corners, a strong point of the MCL60 since the beginning of the season, confirmed a large amount of downforce available to Norris and Piastri. The package introduced on the #4 will be further updated at Silverstone, where McLaren will...
Lando Norris was the stand-out performer from qualifying, securing a fantastic P4 result and demonstrating why the excitement surrounding the MCL60 updates was justified. Andrea Stella mentioned back in January that mid-season development would be crucial for McLaren,...
It was a negative start to the season for McLaren, even described as 'my most difficult in Formula 1' by Lando Norris, who continues to set the standard at Woking - even amidst lacklustre machinery in recent times. The team's slow start can be attributed to...
