McLaren technical director, James Key, has conceded that he did not think the 2022 cars would evolve as quickly as they have done. The new technical regulations this year are the biggest change Formula 1 has seen in 40 years, and the reintroduction of ground effect aerodynamics was bound to throw the cat amongst the
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Oscar Piastri will finally get his opportunity in Formula 1 next season, as the 2021 Formula 2 World Champion makes his highly anticipated move from being Alpine’s reserve driver to replacing fellow Aussie Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren. Piastri is arguably the highest-rated driver for the future, with a number of teams having had their eyes on
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Lando Norris has been without a doubt the star performer at McLaren since he was joined by Daniel Ricciardo in 2021, with the 22-year-old having consistently beaten the former Red Bull driver. Norris has made the Australian look like a fool in 2022, with the British driver currently seventh in the Drivers’ Championship on 88 points. Ricciardo,
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Daniel Ricciardo is certainly in a race against time to find a seat for 2023, with the much-loved Australian rapidly running out of options. 2022 has been disastrous for the 33-year-old at McLaren, with the Honey Badger having been comfortably second best to Lando Norris once again. Bar his victory at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix, the
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Lando Norris was left wondering what might have been after he finished seventh at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend. The Briton started the race in third after Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez and Sir Lewis Hamilton all picked up penalties. With Daniel Ricciardo behind in fourth, it looked as though there was a
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McLaren’s Lando Norris feels that Alpine should have pressed home the clear pace advantage they have held over the British side this season. Alpine and McLaren have been disputing fourth in the championship for the best part of the year, after Norris and Daniel Ricciardo had suffered a nightmare start. The Woking squad walked out
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Fernando Alonso did not have any complaints about Lando Norris’ defending at the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend. The Spaniard was involved in an entertaining battle with the McLaren driver as they disputed seventh place in the Netherlands, with Alonso eventually coming out on top. The double world champion initially started in 13th following a disappointing
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McLaren’s Lando Norris was not feeling the effects of any of the hardship he has been experiencing this week off the track, evidenced by a superb qualifying performance at the Dutch Grand Prix. The Briton split up this week with Portuguese model, Luisinha Barosa Oliveira, whom he had been dating for the best part of
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Ahead of this season’s Dutch Grand Prix, we remember a cheeky interview Lando Norris gave last season to Ziggo Sport. Ziggo used to cover Formula 1 races for the Netherlands, before Viaplay took broadcasting rights from them ahead of the 2022 season. One of their journalists, Jack Plooij, became notorious for his amusing banter with
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The stewards are reviewing an incident between Lando Norris and Yuki Tsunoda after the McLaren team released the Briton into the path of the Japanese driver in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix. During the opening session, the drivers were heading out on track as they bid to get into the top 15, and as
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