McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella says that the team will continue to review what he calls the “principles” of how team orders might be deployed. Ahead of the Azerbaijan GP Stella confirmed that priority would be given to Lando Norris in the World Championship...
Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner believes that Oscar Piastri’s strong form is “causing headaches” for McLaren as the Woking team attempts to win the drivers’ championship with Lando Norris. McLaren confirmed before the Azerbaijan GP that where possible Piastri...
McLaren boss Andrea Stella admits that he thought Oscar Piastri’s crucial passing move on Charles Leclerc would “go wrong”. He added that the fact the move succeeded was another demonstration of the Australian’s talent and ability to surprise even his own team....
Lando Norris says his charge to fourth place in Azerbaijan was a better result than anticipated, but he was still left frustrated by the “unfair” yellow flag that saw him stranded in 17th in qualifying. Norris has to back off and abort his final lap in Q1 after a...
Lando Norris admits that he doesn’t expect “anything magical” to happen for him in Sunday’s Azerbaijan GP after he qualified a frustrated 17th. The McLaren driver needed a good time on his final lap in Q1 in order to progress to the second session. He ran over the...
Oscar Piastri has accepted team orders being introduced at McLaren in order to aid the World Championship challenge of Lando Norris. The Australian admits that there is a “bigger picture” than just his own interests given that both titles are at stake. Team boss...
Lando Norris says he’s “thankful” for a call by McLaren on team orders that will see Oscar Piastri support his title campaign if it is necessary to ask the Australian to help. The decision was made after internal discussions at McLaren since the Italian GP, where...
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says that rival McLaren is” between a rock and a hard place” as it juggles the possibility of team orders. Thus far the team has not asked Oscar Piastri to help the title campaign of Lando Norris, who is ahead on points and the...
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella says that Ferrari was just as quick in Monza – and that a victory for the Woking team would have been far from clear cut. Charles Leclerc won the Italian GP by sticking to a one-stop and inheriting the lead after Oscar...
McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella admits that improving starts is a priority for the team after another disappointing getaway from pole for Lando Norris in Zandvoort. Despite the short run to Turn 1 Norris and team mate Oscar Piastri both dropped a place off the...
Oscar Piastri says that he wasn’t at the same level as McLaren team mate Lando Norris in Zandvoort, and admits that he’s “not being consistently good enough” this season. The Australian qualified third for the Dutch GP, but lost out to George Russell at the start, and...
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella admits that despite a dominant win for Lando Norris at Zandvoort the MCL38’s performance is still “not enough” to ensure that it’s the best car at every circuit. Stella promised that more upgrades are on the way as the team continues to...
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella has downplayed the role of the latest MCL38 upgrades in earning pole position at Zandvoort – and added that the “Lando Norris factor” played a part. Norris stunned rivals by being over 0.3s faster than second placed Ma...
McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri has revealed details of a rib injury that hampered him before the summer break. The Australia suffered a broken rib around the time of the Spain/Austria/Britain triple header, simply due to the forces involved in driving the...
McLaren Formula 1 chief designer Rob Marshall is hopeful that the team’s Zandvoort upgrade package will provide a “decent chunk” of lap time. The package is the first major change to the McLaren MCL38 since the Miami GP in May, the team having gradually honed a...
Lando Norris says that Formula 1’s summer break gave him a chance to review what he can do better in the second half of the season – and his focus is on improving starts. The McLaren driver has lost positions on the first lap at several races this year, costing him...
