McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has reiterated that he has no intention of backing down from the challenge of improving his fortunes at the British side. The Australian’s form last season left a fair amount to be desired despite his victory in Monza and, while he has shown glimpses this season of the outstanding Honey Badger that
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Sir Lewis Hamilton reckons that Fernando Alonso was the toughest competitor he has had in his career. The Briton debuted with McLaren in 2007 alongside the Spaniard, and it quickly became apparent that the young upstart was there to put the sword to the double world champion, who had just switched from Renault after winning
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Andretti IndyCar driver Colton Herta was full of positive energy after his Formula 1 test with McLaren in Portimao. The American was potentially in line for a Formula 1 seat this season when Andretti Global tried to purchase the Sauber Group, but this fell through, so he stayed put in the American series. He is
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has reassured that Colton Herta being American by no means guarantees him a seat in Formula 1 in 2024. Herta has joined other names such as fellow IndyCar driver Patricio O’Ward and Formula 2 driver Jehan Daruvala to test the McLaren in recent months, with the 22-year-old impressing in his
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has made a reputation for himself by being extremely hard on his drivers over the years, and Daniel Ricciardo was no exception. The Australian was promoted from Toro Rosso to replace the departing Mark Webber for the 2014 season, and Sebastian Vettel had a new Australian to contend with
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Lando Norris has empathised with McLaren team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, insisting that the car is a “difficult” one to get used to. Norris managed a podium finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in the fourth round of the season, and has ended up in the top 10 nine times in the opening 11 rounds of
MoreAhead of this weekend’s IndyCar race in Toronto, Canada, 22-year-old Colton Herta made his test-debut for the McLaren F1 Team at the Algarve International Circuit. The young driver is regarded as one of the most exciting drivers to have emerged from America, having already taken IndyCar by storm at such a young age. Herta has
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Sebastian Vettel is undoubtedly one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time, having claimed an incredible four World Championships, and 53 race victories. Many would think that the highly-successful German had an exciting childhood whilst rising through the racing-ranks; however; resurfaced footage has proven that it was quite the opposite. Footage of Vettel talking on
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McLaren looked at some alternative options before Daniel Ricciardo’s confirmation that he will be remaining in their Formula 1 team next season. The Australian has been off the pace of team-mate Lando Norris since he joined the side at the beginning of last year, and he has now been out-qualified 24 times in 33 races
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl sees the benefits of Lando Norris’ penalty at the Austrian Grand Prix for track limits infringements Norris, Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel and AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly were both given penalties during the race for crossing the white line four times in the race, with the third bringing about a black and
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