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Stella reflects on “not acceptable” intra-team crash at F1 Canadian GP

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes an intra-team clash between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri late on at the 2025 F1 Canadian GP was “not acceptable” – but he noted how Norris’ instant reaction was key in defining the course of action after the incident. Norris had made a successful lunge down the inside of…

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Verstappen unhappy with “childish” F1 penalty points questions after Canadian GP qualifying

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen lashed out against the constant comments and questions about his F1 penalty points situation, labelling it as “childish” and “annoying” after yet another question about his approach to racing after qualifying for the 2025 Canadian GP. The Dutchman qualified on the front row for Sunday’s race, just 0.160s behind pole-sitter George…

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Russell praises on rails Mercedes car after taking pole for F1 Canadian GP

George Russell took his second consecutive F1 pole position at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and will start the 2025 Canadian GP from the front of the field. The Briton praised Mercedes’ “on rails” car that took him over a tenth-and-a-half clear of Max Verstappen in second. Russell had topped FP2 earlier in the weekend and…

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Verstappen: Red Bull lacking too much pace to challenge McLaren in F1 Spanish GP qualifying

Max Verstappen’s best efforts in qualifying for the 2025 F1 Spanish GP could only reward him with a third place grid slot, behind the two McLaren drivers – and the Dutchman put that down to Red Bull simply “lacking” a bit of speed compared to the Papaya cars. Red Bull “clearly lacking too much” speed…

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Piastri expects an exciting first turn from pole position in F1 Spanish GP

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri secured his fourth F1 pole position of the season at the 2025 Spanish GP, and although he described it as the “best spot” to start the race, the Australian expects to face an “exciting” turn one given the long run down to the first corner. Piastri beat his team-mate and championship rival…

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Leclerc “believed until the very end” he could win F1 Monaco GP

Charles Leclerc finished second in a very closely contested 2025 F1 Monaco GP, and admitted he believed in his chances of winning his home race for a second year in a row “until the very end”. The Monegasque driver started second and challenged eventual winner Lando Norris until the final few laps. Norris had maintained…

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McLaren's Lando Norris navigated his way though the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday to win the Monaco GP for the first time in his F1 career
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Norris “more proud” of qualifying on pole than winning F1 Monaco GP

McLaren’s Lando Norris navigated his way though the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday to win the Monaco GP for the first time in his F1 career – but the Briton believes his qualifying performance on Saturday was more meaningful for him personally, given his struggles with qualifying in the 2025 season. Norris has generally…

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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the first lap “very much” decided the outcome of the 2025 F1 Imola GP, as Max Verstappen stormed past Oscar Piastri on the opening lap to then take a comfortable victory.
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Stella: Verstappen’s first lap pass on Piastri “very much” decided F1 Imola GP

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the first lap “very much” decided the outcome of the 2025 F1 Imola GP, as Max Verstappen stormed past Oscar Piastri on the opening lap to then take a comfortable victory. Although Red Bull have shown impressive qualifying pace this season – Verstappen’s taken three of the seven possible…

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Norris slams “crash or that’s it” approach from Verstappen in F1 Miami GP

Lando Norris didn’t hold back in his criticism of Max Verstappen’s robust defence of his lead in the opening lap of the 2025 F1 Miami GP, saying the Dutchman’s “crash or that’s it” approach makes it “pretty difficult” to race against the four-time world champion. Norris started from second on the grid and didn’t look…

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