McLaren has acknowledged that their approach to managing the on-track battle between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri during a crucial race was flawed. The team’s decision to allow free racing between their two drivers had unintended consequences, particularly for Norris’s championship hopes. The Controversial On-Track Battle During the race, McLaren opted not to impose team
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McLaren have been warned that they must establish Lando Norris as their number one driver from the start of the 2025 Formula 1 season if they are serious about challenging for the championship. The team had a competitive car in 2024, but Max Verstappen ultimately secured his fourth consecutive title, with Norris struggling at race
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Guenther Steiner, the former Haas F1 team principal, is confident that Oscar Piastri will be a serious contender for the 2025 Formula 1 world title. The Australian driver, entering his third season in F1, has impressed in his first two years, and Steiner believes Piastri is ready to take the next step in his career.
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Ahead of the upcoming 2024 Formula 1 season, Lando Norris has revealed what he learnt last season and in what areas he made progress. 2023 was a strange yet exceptional year for Norris, as he ended the campaign as one of the fastest drivers on the grid. The same couldn’t be said at the beginning
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Lando Norris believes Max Verstappen is “absolutely” the greatest driver in the history of Formula 1 and that not a single driver on the grid would be capable of taking the fight to him instantly at Red Bull. Norris has been linked with a move to Red Bull for some time, with himself and Verstappen
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1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill has demonstrated his full support for McLaren CEO Zak Brown, who has called for the sport to “stand up for independence”. Brown isn’t happy with how closely Red Bull work with sister team AlphaTauri, who they are also the owners of. Red Bull are the only company on
MoreEx-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has revealed that he’s a “big fan” of Oscar Piastri, who he clearly expects to achieve incredible things in the sport. Following his very public move from Alpine to McLaren for 2023, Piastri had a lot of pressure on him to perform in his rookie season. However, he never looked
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Red Bull have been dealt a blow by McLaren CEO Zak Brown, who revealed that “no number” would convince them to allow Lando Norris to leave. Brown has effectively labelled Norris as priceless, meaning that the Briton is all but certain to see how the remainder of his contract. Norris is under contract until the
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Formula 1 journalist Ben Anderson has revealed that McLaren’s recent unveiling of their 2024 livery left the media “stunned”, because of its similarities to their 2023 design. Whilst the Woking-based outfit are yet to take the covers off their actual car for the upcoming season, they did show the world the colours they’d be racing
MoreOscar Piastri has admitted that he’s incredibly “self-critical” of himself but doesn’t see the point in “destroying” himself whilst speaking to the media. Piastri and teammate Lando Norris got on very well in 2023, although what was immediately very clear is how differently they go about their business. The Australian driver rarely spoke badly about
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