Pre-season testing for the 2021 F1 campaign got underway in Bahrain today, with all teams present at the three-day test as they were all able to develop and assemble their cars in time. The grid this year will feature two rebranded teams, with Racing Point becoming Aston Martin and Renault being rebranded Alpine (though it
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Daniel Ricciardo has said he believes he will learn from Lando Norris this upcoming season, as the young Brit has already been racing with McLaren for two years. “It’s funny. I’m certainly the more experienced in terms of F1, this being my 11th season, but in terms of McLaren, Lando is the more experienced,” Ricciardo
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has said he is expecting the Woking-based team to be engaged in an intense, ultra-tight battle against its rivals in 2021. Brown identified the newly rebranded Aston Martin as an especially worthy adversary, particularly with four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel driving one of their cars. READ: Nico Rosberg Says Vettel
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McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris has said he feels “sorry” for Alex Albon, who lost his seat at Red Bull to Sergio Perez in December. Speaking at a press conference attended by Formula1News.co.uk on Monday afternoon, ahead of McLaren’s 2021 car launch, Norris described F1 as a “very unfair world” but tipped Albon to fight
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Daniel Ricciardo today gave the McLaren MCL35M its first shakedown at Silverstone. The Australian, who joined the Woking-based team from Renault at the end of 2020, drove the team’s 2021 car on a wet Silverstone circuit. READ: Lewis Hamilton Would End Up In A ‘Black Hole Pretty Quickly’ If He Left F1 Lando Norris, who
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McLaren has unveiled its 2021 car and its new driver line-up to a live audience ahead of the upcoming season. McLaren’s 2021 challenger, the MCL35M, was unveiled during an online presentation on Monday evening, making the British racing outfit the first team to unveil their car ahead of the new season. READ: Red Bull Confirm
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has called on Formula One to agree a driver salary cap to help make “racing teams more sustainable”, in line with the other steps being taken to achieve this goal. Speaking this week, Brown said: “I think all the team bosses supported putting in a driver salary cap. READ: Lewis
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McLaren driver Lando Norris sparked criticism from some F1 fans in October after he downplayed Sir Lewis Hamilton’s success with Mercedes. Specifically, when asked for his thoughts on Hamilton breaking Michael Schumacher’s grand prix win record at the Portuguese Grand Prix, Norris said: READ: Jordan King On Racing In Different Championships & Making A Potential
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Rob Bloom has been appointed the chief marketing officer (CMO) of the Aston Martin F1 Team after leaving McLaren. Speaking to Formula1News.co.uk on Friday, Bloom described the move as a “huge privilege” and thanked Jefferson Slack – who was appointed commercial director of the Silverstone-based team in September – in particular. READ: Jordan King On
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Lando Norris is set to fly back home to the UK as his 14-day COVID-19 quarantine period ends, McLaren confirmed to Formula1.com on Wednesday. Join F1 TV To Watch Live Grand Prix & Access Hundreds Of Full Races The young Brit announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus on 5 January while on holiday
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