Lando Norris is one of the most talented drivers on the F1 grid and despite pleas from fans for him to jump ship from McLaren to a more competitive team, the Brit has stayed loyal to the team who gave him his F1 debut. The 23-year-old has been repeatedly linked to Red Bull over the
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Lando Norris was brought into Formula 1 to partner Carlos Sainz in 2019 and the young Brit became an instant hit, with a number of podiums now on his CV despite not racing for a top team. The 23-year-old finished as the best of the rest driver in last year’s drivers’ championship and was the
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Despite proving his racing ability by winning the 2021 Formula 2 championship, Oscar Piastri has had to wait until 2023 for his chance in Formula 1. The Australian was a part of the Alpine Academy but controversially chose to sign for McLaren to replace Daniel Ricciardo rather than be Fernando Alonso’s replacement with the French
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Ahead of pre-season testing getting officially underway, McLaren became the latest side to hide a vital part of their 2023 car from their competitors, by blurring footage of their shakedown test. After arriving in Bahrain at the Bahrain International Circuit, McLaren conducted 100km of running as part of a filming shoot and a shakedown test,
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Heading into the 2023 season, fan favourite driver Daniel Ricciardo will unfortunately not be on the grid, following his release from McLaren. The 33-year-old signed for the Woking based team ahead of the 2021 season but unfortunately other than a shock win in Monza, Ricciardo’s time with McLaren has been underwhelming. The Australian has been
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With season five of the hit Netflix Formula 1-based docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’ (DTS) just a matter of days away (launches February 24), producer Paul Martin has revealed who he believes could fill Daniel Ricciardo’s “role” on the show, with the Aussie having been a leading star of it. Since the show began, Ricciardo has
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2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button has questioned if Lando Norris made the right choice by signing a long-term deal with McLaren at the start of last season, given that the Woking-based outfit can’t offer him a “winning car”. Norris signed a lucrative contract early in 2022 to keep him at McLaren until the
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Following his early release from McLaren, there were only a couple of options available for fan favourite driver Daniel Ricciardo. Either the Australian could sign for a team like Haas and adapt to battling away at the back of the grid, or he takes a year away from the grid in the hope of securing
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has quietened any suggestions that Lando Norris could leave the Woking-based team at the end of 2025, with the American believing that the Brit wants to “win the world championship with us”. In his four years driving for McLaren, Norris has been exceptional for the British team and has quickly
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The team principal ‘silly season’ at the end of last season resulted in a number of moves between teams in the paddock, but one move that was not expected was Andreas Seidl’s departure from McLaren to become CEO of Sauber. This shock move left McLaren hunting for a new team principal but move quickly to
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