McLaren Applied have announced the appointment of Nick Fry as non-executive chairman. Fry, the former CEO of the Mercedes F1 Team, will start his new role with immediate effect. READ: Lawrence Stroll Looking To Replicate Business Success In Formula 1 Outside of Formula 1, he served as the managing director of Aston Martin and Prodrive,
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McLaren driver Lando Norris has said he has to be “happy” with finishing seventh in the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix. Norris qualified P8 on Saturday after both McLaren drivers had struggled at the track in free practice, as the circuit’s characteristics weren’t suited to their car. READ: ‘Red Bull Really Has To Do It Themselves’:
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McLaren driver Lando Norris has commented on the possibility of him racing with Ferrari in Formula 1 in the future. The British driver has been in impressive form this year, with him scoring a number of superb podiums and taking pole position last time out in Sochi. READ: Wolff: Mercedes Looking Into Reliability Of Hamilton’s
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In the wake of finding his form and claiming a stunning victory at Monza, McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has shed some light on the way in which he prepares for races and the mentality behind his successes. Ricciardo revealed that he is “not ashamed to say” that he understands “the best part of nothing” when it
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Ethereum is looking to follow other crypto companies into the Formula 1 sponsorship scene, a source at the Switzerland-based firm has exclusively revealed to Formula1News.co.uk. The open-source blockchain company, which has its own token – Ether (ETH) – is in “active discussions” with at least one F1 team regarding a sponsorship deal that is likely
MoreDaniel Ricciardo’s talent may have potentially “just evaporated” following his move to McLaren, former F1 driver Johnny Herbert has implied. Ricciardo has underperformed at his new team, with him often trailing his team-mate, Lando Norris, by several tenths of a second per lap so far this season. The Aussie himself has admitted that he has
MoreMcLaren F1 driver Lando Norris has said he wants to be viewed by fans as being more than “just a joker.” The Brit, who regularly streams on Twitch and has earned a reputation for being one of Formula 1’s least serious drivers, has been in exceptional form so far this season. He has scored three
More2009 F1 Champion Jenson Button has revealed his weakness relative to Sir Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. The three drivers have 10 World Championships between them, and Button was a team-mate to both Hamilton and Alonso at McLaren. Speaking on The High Performance Podcast, Button said initially his biggest weakness was struggling to move on
MoreMcLaren F1 driver Lando Norris has said he finds it “interesting” that his team-mate, Daniel Ricciardo, is still struggling to get to grips with his new car while other drivers who switched teams are back on the pace. Ricciardo joined McLaren with high expectations, but he has struggled to adapt to the esoteric McLaren MCL35M.
MoreDaniel Ricciardo will perform well at some of the more “conventional circuits” left on the 2021 calendar, British F1 commentator Ben Edwards has said. The Australian driver joined McLaren from Renault with high expectations at the end of last year, but he has struggled to get to grips with the Woking-based team’s 2021 challenger. READ:
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