McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has rejected claims made by Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, after the Austrian insisted that their customer team had found a second per lap following a recent upgrade. Up until the Austrian Grand Prix, McLaren had been having a woeful season, mostly due to an uncompetitive package. However, since the Woking-based
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In a candid reflection, McLaren driver Lando Norris openly admitted that the team’s performance over the past few seasons has fallen short of expectations, characterising them as “pretty poor.” Despite a third-place finish in the Constructors’ Championship during Norris’ second year with McLaren in 2020, the team faced a setback, sliding to fifth place in
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Rookie Oscar Piastri has admitted that he never thought that he’d be fighting for podiums in his maiden Formula 1 season, yet that’s exactly the position he currently finds himself in. The last four races have seen Piastri come to life, as a result of a large upgrades package McLaren introduced at the Austrian Grand
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McLaren have jumped to the defence of sponsor Velo, after three big health organisations in the Netherlands filed a complaint against the team ahead of next weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. Velo is a product of the British American Tobacco, who the Woking-based team have been in partnership with for five seasons. Velo, is the company’s
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Lando Norris has joked that he was the “first” driver on the Formula 1 grid to rock a bucket hat, in the latest instalment of F1’s ‘Grill the Grid’ YouTube series. The series sees drivers complete a series of challenges typically based on other drivers, with the latest episode having been no different. The most
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In the annals of Formula 1 history, the narrative of racing giants often overshadows the tales of those who played supporting roles. One such figure, Heikki Kovalainen, emerged onto the F1 stage alongside the now-legendary Lewis Hamilton in 2007, creating a ripple of anticipation among racing aficionados. Many years later, amidst the crescendo of Hamilton’s
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Rookie Oscar Piastri has revealed that he’s become “more vocal” at McLaren throughout his debut campaign, as his confidence increased. Piastri has been enjoying an excellent maiden Formula 1 season, which has seen him already push Lando Norris more than any previous McLaren driver has. The Australian did take a couple of races to get
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McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella, has heaped praise on his driver Oscar Piastri, saying he is the only rookie of 2023 to “make it look simple.” Fellow 2023 rookie Nyck de Vries was dumped from AlphaTauri after only ten races. De Vries impressed as a substitute for Williams at the 2022 Italian GP and was
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McLaren have been targeted by three big health foundations in the Netherlands ahead of next weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, over their sponsor Velo. Velo is a nicotine-based company which produce ‘snus’ products, which is a powdered alternative of tobacco which the user holds between their lips and gums in a moist pouch containing nicotine. This
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Lando Norris has admitted to having started a small side business in the early stages of his motorsport career, when he was competing in Ginetta cars and go-karting. Norris and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri recently took part in a game of ‘Fact or Phish’, where the British driver revealed his business venture. The game consists
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