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…
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…
At the 2026 F1 Monaco GP, Lando Norris suffered his second consecutive DNF due to his power unit. On lap 45 of the 78-lap race, the Briton was struck with his second battery-related issue of the weekend and was told to retire the car from a net P8. This marked the third retirement or non-start…
McLaren endured a challenging Friday at the 2026 F1 Monaco GP. Both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have admitted that the team has work to do if it is to fight at the front of the field this weekend. Despite bringing a number of upgrades to Monaco, McLaren found itself off the pace during both…
Charles Leclerc has shed more light on his F1 contract extension with Ferrari, the rationale behind his decision, the positive influence of Fred Vasseur, and his expectations for his home race heading into the 2026 Monaco GP weekend. On June 3, Ferrari announced a new multi-year deal with Leclerc that will see him race in…
While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 22-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…
Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, and Andrea Stella have shared their thoughts on how they expect McLaren to perform at the 2026 Monaco GP, why they believe Ferrari would have the edge over the rest of the field, and whether the new F1 cars would produce better racing in Monte Carlo this year. Although a botched…
Despite showing promising pace across much of the F1 Canadian Grand Prix (GP) weekend, McLaren’s Team Principal Andrea Stella admitted the team left Montreal with questions surrounding the true competitiveness of its latest upgrade package after struggling heavily with tyre temperatures during Sunday’s race. McLaren arrived at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with a revised package for…
McLaren trio Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris and Andrea Stella agree the tyre strategy was eventually a wrong call in F1 Canadian GP, but at that moment, it felt right. The gamble from McLaren to start the 2026 F1 Canadian GP on the intermediate tyre fell flat, the moment they went around the formation lap. When…
Lando Norris remains optimistic ahead of the 2026 F1 Canadian GP after finishing P3 in Qualifying, just 0.151s off George Russell‘s pole position. The McLaren driver has enjoyed a smooth weekend so far, qualifying P3 for the Sprint Race before taking advantage of a Mercedes intra-team battle to finish P2. Later, pushing his upgraded MCL40…
