McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has hinted at a possible extension of the outfit’s relationship with Mercedes, after admitting that changing engine partners for the new power unit regulations in 2026 is a “risk”. McLaren’s current deal as a Mercedes customer team is set to run until 2025; however, they’ve recently been linked to a
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Daniel Ricciardo, the former McLaren driver, has admitted it’s challenging to gauge the performance of his successor, Australian driver Oscar Piastri. Despite having a year left on his contract, Ricciardo lost his McLaren seat for the 2023 season after a disappointing period with the team. The 33-year-old Australian acknowledged the struggle of evaluating a team
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Lando Norris has candidly shared that the 2021 Russian Grand Prix remains one of the most challenging moments in his career, as he struggled to come to terms with Lewis Hamilton’s victory. The race in Sochi nearly two years ago marked Norris’s closest encounter with a Grand Prix win. Initially on course for a seemingly
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Ahead of last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, Lando Norris was spotted in Monaco with Margarida Corceiro, the ex-girlfriend of Atletico Madrid player and former Chelsea FC loanee Joao Felix. Norris was seen driving Corceiro in a vintage car, ahead of finishing ninth at the Circuit de Monaco. Felix, of course, was recently on loan at
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Readers of Express Sport have voted McLaren’s Lando Norris as the best driver to replace Lewis Hamilton, once the seven-time World Champion does eventually leave Mercedes. Hamilton’s future has been a big talking point so far this season, due to the fact that the 38-year-old’s current deal expires this year. A new contract is believed
MoreLando Norris and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown are both very excited by the signing of Red Bull’s chief engineering officer Rob Marshall, who’ll officially start working for the Woking-based team in January 2024. McLaren have endured a disappointing start to the 2023 season, with the side seemingly struggling with a disappointing car. Norris and
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Former Ferrari and Williams team manager Peter Windsor has suggested that Lando Norris should consider moving to rivals Alpine, once his McLaren deal expires. The Briton is currently contracted to the Woking-based side until the end of 2025, with McLaren CEO Zak Brown having already expressed that the 23-year-old hasn’t got any exit clauses. Norris
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Lewis Hamilton enjoyed an excellent afternoon on Sunday at the Spanish Grand Prix, as the Briton matched his P2 from the Australian Grand Prix to secure his second rostrum of the 2023 Formula 1 season. Hamilton started in fourth and quickly made his way into second, where he went on to have a somewhat lonely
MoreMcLaren entered the Spanish Grand Prix with high hopes following a strong qualifying session, with Lando Norris securing third place and Oscar Piastri starting in tenth, later promoted to ninth due to a penalty for Pierre Gasly. However, race day proved to be a significant setback for the team. Piastri could only manage a 13th-place
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McLaren’s team principal Andrea Stella has clarified that the recent signing of senior engineer Rob Marshall has no connection to a potential engine deal between McLaren and Red Bull for the 2026 Formula 1 season. The announcement of Marshall’s arrival in 2024 was perceived as a significant addition to McLaren’s technical department as they aim
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