Lando Norris and McLaren celebrates with his team in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Barcelona-Catalunya.
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Norris happily surprised by pace at 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP

The 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP delivered a complete British podium, with Lewis Hamilton on top, followed by George Russell and Lando Norris respectively. Although the season is not even halfway through, the Barcelona-Catalunya GP might go down as the most unforgettable weekend of 2026, highlighted by Hamilton’s first-ever victory with Ferrari. Yet, it was also…

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Andrea Stella has discussed strategy, Ferrari's pace, and the encouraging signs McLaren saw following their podium finish at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
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Stella reflects on strategy, Ferrari’s competitiveness, and the positives McLaren took away from 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP

Team Principal Andrea Stella has shed more light on McLaren’s strategy choice, Lewis Hamilton’s pace, the positives they took away from the race, Ferrari’s increased competitiveness, and the area they still need to work on after Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crossed the line in P3 and P5, respectively, at the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP on…

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Sir Lewis Hamilton wins his first Grand Prix for Ferrari at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
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F1 | 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP | Race | First Ferrari win for Hamilton, as Antonelli retires with a broken Mercedes

From the get-go, the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP promised to be an interesting one, with pole sitter George Russell starting one compound harder than Lewis Hamilton in P2. Add to that a two-stop strategy and lots of tyre degradation, and multiple scenarios could unfold. At the back, hometown hero Fernando Alonso opted to start from…

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Norris 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP Qualifying
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Norris assesses McLaren’s progress after P4 in Qualifying at 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP

Lando Norris reflects on his P4 Qualifying result as a “good step forward” for McLaren at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP. Despite missing out on FP1 as rookie Leonardo Fornaroli stepped into his car, Norris started his weekend with promise, topping FP2. Finishing FP3 in P4, the Brit was only able to complete one lap…

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Lando Norris and McLaren head into the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
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Norris admits title defence “pretty impossible” ahead of 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP

Lando Norris heads into the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP weekend after an unfortunate retirement at the Monaco GP. The retirement was his second consecutive, and both were due to issues outside the driver’s control. Norris: Any title defence “just not possible” for the time being On lap 45 of the Monaco GP when running in…

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MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 07: Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on June 07, 2026 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Andrea Stella reflects on 2026 F1 Monaco GP
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Stella calls tough 2026 F1 Monaco and Canadian GPs an “important reality check” for McLaren

Following a strong weekend in Miami, McLaren believed they were in a position to regain the momentum that led them to win back-to-back Constructors’ championships in 2024 and 2025. However, as team principal Andrea Stella stated, the 2026 F1 Canadian and Monaco GP instead provided the team with an “important reality check”. Stella reflected on…

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Stella refuses to put sole blame on Mercedes HPP after F1 Monaco GP issues

Andrea Stella is not pinning down all the McLaren reliability problems to Mercedes HPP after another setback in F1 Monaco GP, as he notes of ongoing review and discussions. McLaren’s F1 2026 season has been derailed by reliability issues so far. They have had double DNS in China along with retirements for Lando Norris in…

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