McLaren driver Lando Norris has called on environmental activists to refrain from endangering lives with “stupid and selfish” protests during the upcoming British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Norris’s plea comes in response to last year’s incident when six “Just Stop Oil” campaigners stormed the track after an opening lap crash, and the same group has
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Lando Norris has shared insights about his blossoming friendship with fellow British driver Lewis Hamilton as he prepares to race a car inspired by Hamilton’s championship-winning era. Norris will showcase a throwback chrome livery on his McLaren at the British Grand Prix, reminiscent of the team’s period from 2006 to 2014. It was during this
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Lando Norris was told by Spanish driver, Fernando Alonso, that he had secured a fourth-place grid spot in the Austrian GP, having finished in fifth on the track. His former teammate and Ferrari racer, Carlos Sainz, received a post-race 10-second penalty for breaching track limits, causing Norris to overtake him in the rankings. Sainz was
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Lando Norris revealed that he pestered Zak Brown, McLaren Racing’s CEO, to include chrome in the team’s F1 livery. Norris says that he admired this design feature from a young age. On Monday, McLaren unveiled a specialised one-off livery that will run at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this Sunday. It will be featured
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Lando Norris has advised Max Verstappen to “keep quiet and get on with it” in response to the Red Bull driver’s reservations about the new Formula 1 sprint weekend format. Verstappen has previously expressed his dissatisfaction with the changes and even threatened to quit the sport earlier this year. However, Norris believes that Verstappen should
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McLaren has filed a petition for a right of review regarding the five-second penalty imposed on Lando Norris for “unsportsmanlike conduct” during the Canadian Grand Prix. Norris initially finished the race in ninth place but was demoted to 13th following the contentious penalty applied after the chequered flag. The stewards determined that Norris drove in
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A stuntman at the Austrian GP was filmed crashing to the ground during a performance ahead of Sunday’s main race. A series of performers were lapping the circuit, metres above the tarmac in a spectacle of entertainment of the onlooking crowd. He was wearing a red suit and carrying a chequered flag and appeared to
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Lewis Hamilton raged to his Mercedes team via the radio that Sergio Perez was breaking track limit rules and not being punished at the Austrian GP – unlike himself and several other racers. Hamilton was hit with a five-second time penalty for repeatedly crossing the line at turn 10. The Mercedes team warned Hamilton about
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Lando Norris conceded that he “crapped himself” out of fear and this cost him a third-placed finish at Friday’s qualifier. The McLaren driver excelled in the race, keeping on pace throughout, and earning his best result of the season with a fourth-placed grid position for Sunday line up. The McLaren team armed Lando’s 765LT Spider
MoreLando Norris found himself in an uncomfortable situation during a media session leading up to the Austrian Grand Prix. As the British driver aimed to bounce back from disappointing races in Spain and Canada, he engaged in a tense exchange with an unidentified reporter who questioned his honesty. The incident, which garnered attention on social
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