As McLaren prepare for their Formula E entry next season, there is much speculation as to whom might form their driver line-up when they take over from Mercedes EQ. Current Mercedes drivers, Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries, both have close links with McLaren, with the Dutchman having spent several years as part of the
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McLaren’s Lando Norris believes former Carlin team-mate and current IndyCar driver Colton Herta has what it takes to make the switch to Formula 1. Herta partnered Norris in 2015 in the MSA Formula Championship, winning four races as he ended the season third, with the Briton winning. Herta’s cornering ability earned him the nickname “hooligan
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Daniel Ricciardo has been speaking about his recent improved form, and divulged that there have been some conversations between himself and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown that helped him get there. Ricciardo endured an extremely difficult opening seven races of the year, with a P6 in Australia and the Imola sprint constituting his only points.
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McLaren have decided to cease development on their 2022 car to focus on next season, when evolution under the new technical regulations will be vital. Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo have scored points a combined nine times in nine races and, on three occasions, they have walked away from the race with no points to
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Lando Norris had an amusing answer when asked what went wrong during his pit stop at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Briton had qualified P14 behind team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in ninth after suffering engine problems in Q2, and the British side double stacked their drivers 19 laps into the race when a Virtual Safety Car
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has heaped praise onto IndyCar driver Colton Herta amid the continued links to a Formula 1 seat for the American. Since the start of his career in 2018, Herta has won seven races in the American series with Harding and Andretti, who tried to buy the Sauber Group last year
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McLaren Arrow SP IndyCar driver Felix Rosenqvist has secured a multi-year extension with McLaren for next year and beyond. Rosenqvist won the Formula 3 title in 2015 before moving over to Formula E in 2016, finishing third in the 2016/17 campaign with a race win, before he ended the following season in sixth having taken
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl was left ruing a weekend in Montreal where nothing went his team’s way. Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo looked relatively strong during Friday practice, but issues began to ensue during a wet qualifying session. Ricciardo seemed to have a pace advantage over his team-mate in slippery conditions, but Norris was
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A frustrated Lando Norris has declared that McLaren must improve their car after a disappointing Canadian Grand Prix. Norris endured a tough weekend having looked relatively strong in Friday practice, as he was eliminated in the second qualifying session when he suffered from engine issues. Some changes were made in the back of his car
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What was already a difficult day for Lando Norris and Fernando Alonso became even worse on Sunday when they received post-race penalties. Norris had suffered engine issues during qualifying as he was dumped out of Q2 in 14th, while Alonso got his first front row start since the 2012 German Grand Prix – 158 races
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