McLaren driver Lando Norris has replied to criticism following his decision to leave the UK and move to Monaco. It has become commonplace for Formula 1 drivers to move to the Principality, as it is a tax haven and is close to a number of European countries which host grand prix. Norris’ move comes two
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Fernando Alonso should have given Honda more time while his McLaren team were powered by the Japanese manufacturer, former F1 driver Anthony Davidson has said. Following two poor seasons in 2013 and 2014 with Mercedes power, McLaren switched to Honda, with the engine provider appearing in the sport for the first time since the Honda
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British Formula 1 racer Lando Norris has been doing the rounds on social media after he posted a series of pictures of him with what appears to be his girlfriend in Dubai. The McLaren driver shared the snaps on Tuesday, showing him and 22-year-old Portuguese model Luisinha Oliveira in the desert with some friends. It’s
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo believes that new F1 world champion Max Verstappen is the second-best driver in Formula 1, but the Aussie continues to back himself as the quickest in the sport. Verstappen dramatically defeated Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton to his maiden title in 2021, sparking suggestions that he has now overtaken the Briton as the
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McLaren’s Lando Norris believes that the more he races against experienced drivers, the better he will become. Norris managed four podiums over the course of 2021, scoring points 20 times in 22 races. He out-qualified vastly more experienced team-mate Daniel Ricciardo 15-7 during the Australian’s debut season with the Woking outfit, and frequently battled with
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McLaren’s Lando Norris thinks that the new Formula 1 cars in 2022 will be vastly different to 2021, and that every driver will have to adapt and improvise to succeed under the new regulations. Following five seasons of high levels of downforce on the cars, 2022 will see reduced downforce, 18-inch tyres, and the return
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Honda’s Formula 1 boss Masashi Yamamoto believes that the manufacturer had too much respect for McLaren and vice-versa during their three torrid years in partnership with the team in the turbo-hybrid era of the sport. McLaren managed just two podium finishes in their last two years in partnership with Mercedes in 2013 and 2014, with
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Nostalgic and wistful are not words you would ordinarily associate with Kimi Raikkonen, but the retiring Finn has taken a trip down memory lane to pick out his best races and cars from his 19 years in Formula 1. Raikkonen contested 349 races in F1 between 2001 and 2021, taking two years off to try
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Daniel Ricciardo is looking forward to returning to Australia for Christmas, saying that he will be “a bit emotional”. The McLaren driver currently lives in Monaco to facilitate his Formula 1 career, and is excited by the prospect of returning to his homeland. With Formula 1 being a mostly European sport, Ricciardo had to leave
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has given his own assessment of his debut season with the Woking-based team. Ricciardo finished eighth in the Drivers’ Standings in 2021, 45 points behind team-mate Lando Norris. He was out-qualified 14 times over the course of the year, while the Briton out-raced him on 15 occasions. Ricciardo did not want
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