McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes that the team’s drastic improvements will convince its star driver, Lando Norris, to “stick around.” Norris has now achieved back-to-back second place finishes at the British and Hungarian Grand Prixs. At Silverstone, he kept pace with Max Verstappen for most of the race and ended up finishing only +3.798s behind
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Mercedes driver, George Russell, has insisted that the Silver Arrows ‘had more pace’ than McLaren in Budapest at last weekend’s Grand Prix. This assertion comes despite McLaren’s Lando Norris clinching a consecutive second-place finish behind the irrepressible Max Verstappen. Both Russell and his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton missed out on podium spots, coming in sixth
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Former F1 world champion Nico Rosberg has predicted that Lando Norris will be capable of dethroning Max Verstappen, ending the Dutchman’s era of dominance. Revealing his admiration for Norris’s recent performances, the German called him a “champion in the making,” citing his back-to-back podium finishes. Norris’ surge in form not only impacts the championship battle
MoreIn the face of challenging times and a tough start to the season, Lando Norris has expressed his relief and contentment with McLaren’s recent podium-scoring gains. As the team struggled to meet their targets with the MCL60, Norris never wavered in his belief that McLaren was where he wanted to be. Now, with the introduction
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AlphaTauri’s Daniel Ricciardo has shed light on the factors behind his recent career slump, appearing to direct blame towards his former team, McLaren. In contrast, he praised Alpha Tauri, where he replaced Nyck de Vries, for their receptive approach to his engineering input, leading to improved performance. Dr. Helmut Marko, a key figure at Red
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Oscar Piastri has suggested that McLaren is close to bridging the points gap to Mercedes, following an impressive showing at the Hungarian GP. His teammate, Lando Norris, secured a consecutive second-place finish at the Hungaroring, only a couple of weeks after he closely contended with Max Verstappen at the British GP. Piastri meanwhile, has been
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2016 Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has comically been banned from McLaren’s garage, due to the German often bringing people bad luck. The ‘Rosberg curse’ is very much real, with the ex-Mercedes driver having brought bad luck to those he takes a selfie with. At last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the German took a
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Lando Norris admitted after qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix that he “completely destroyed” the floor of his MCL60, following a scary off in Q1. Following a rain shower ahead of qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps, the historic circuit was wet. This caught several drivers out as they attempted to push, including Norris. The 23-year-old went off
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Lando Norris has sincerely apologised to Red Bull and Max Verstappen ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, after the British driver was seen joking about breaking the Dutchman’s trophy last weekend. Whilst conducting his trademark celebration last weekend at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Norris knocked Verstappen’s handmade trophy onto the floor, which shattered into
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McLaren’s introduction of a significant three-step aerodynamic update at the Austrian and British Grand Prix has earned high praise for its impressive performance, allowing the team to outpace rivals, including Mercedes. However, while the recent results have been encouraging, McLaren’s Team Principal, Andreas Stella, remains cautious about their performance and acknowledges the need for further
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