Pit Debrief

Vowles and Stella highlight that Williams and McLaren need to unlock significant F1 power unit performance to catch Mercedes.

Vowles and Stella on Mercedes works team power unit advantage at 2026 F1 Australian GP

Disha Rawal2 weeks ago2 weeks ago08 mins

Team Principals James Vowles and Andrea Stella commented on the Mercedes power unit performance following the 2026 F1 Australian GP. In 2026, Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains are being utilised by four teams: Mercedes, McLaren, Williams, and Alpine. While many expected to see the Mercedes-powered teams have an advantage over the rest of the field, only…

Norris reflects on a difficult 2026 Australian GP as McLaren battles tyre issues, traffic and a large pace gap to the front-runners

Norris: 2026 F1 Australian GP “even worse” than expected as McLaren faces difficult race

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein3 weeks ago3 weeks ago06 mins

Lando Norris opened his 2026 F1 campaign with a hard-fought but underwhelming fifth place at the Australian GP. The reigning World Champion never quite found the pace to challenge the dominant Mercedes and Ferrari runners at the front, and instead spent much of the afternoon locked in battle further down the order. Managing strategy and…

Norris cut a frustrated figure after a tough Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, as the reigning World Champion could only manage 5th.

Norris hits out at new regulations after difficult Qualifying at 2026 F1 Australian GP

Chiara Martin3 weeks ago3 weeks ago04 mins

Lando Norris cut a frustrated figure after a difficult Qualifying session at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, as the reigning World Champion could only manage 5th on the grid while Mercedes locked out the front row. A Session to Forget It was a tough afternoon for Norris and McLaren. After a challenging Friday, the Briton…

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in FP2 for McLaren in F1, image from Abu Dhabi 2025, illustrating Australian GP 2026 preview

McLaren drivers discuss FP1 and FP2 after a tricky start to 2026 F1 Australian GP

Suhaswin Gamage3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

The first race weekend of the 2026 F1 season, the Australian GP, began with the opening practice sessions, FP1 and FP2; for McLaren it was interesting. As the first session proved tricky for much of the grid, with several moments of unreliability happening on track, including for the Woking-based team. The McLaren drivers finished sixth…

Ahead of the F1 Australian GP weekend, Lando Norris discussed his expectations for the 2026 season. The Brit was confident and ready to fight.

Norris on necessary driving adaptation ahead of 2026 F1 Australian GP

Doris Ivandic3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

Ahead of the F1 Australian GP weekend, Lando Norris discussed his expectations for the 2026 season. The British driver enters the season as World Champion with McLaren and will hope to match his performance from last year. Norris confident in the team ahead of F1 season opener Last season, Lando Norris won the F1 Australian…

F1 2026: Social media following stats of teams/drivers

Darshan Chokhani3 weeks ago3 weeks ago02 mins

With the 2026 F1 season not far off, we have put together the followers list of teams and drivers along with Formula One Management on social media. Liberty Media’s core pursuit once it took over the commercial side of F1 from the previous ownership, was to boost the sport’s somewhat wane media side. Social media’s…

Rob Marshall at the F1 2025 Australian Grand Prix.

Marshall: McLaren “are in the leading group” ahead of 2026 F1 season

Savannah Lenz3 weeks ago3 weeks ago04 mins

The 2026 F1 season begins this weekend in Melbourne, Australia and ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, Rob Marshall, McLaren’s Chief Designer, spoke about how complex the new regulations are. “As we head to Melbourne for the first race weekend of the 2026 season, following nine days of running across the Barcelona Shakedown and Pre-Season…

McLaren MCL40 on track ahead of the 2026 Formula One season

Stella on McLaren’s prep and mindset heading into 2026 F1 season

Suhaswin Gamage3 weeks ago3 weeks ago03 mins

In a team preview ahead of Melbourne, Andrea Stella has given an update on McLaren’s preparation for the 2026 F1 season. He outlined the work done during testing. The Italian also explained the team’s focus heading into the first race of the year. McLaren go into the season with a target on their back. They…

Andrea Stella at Bahrain during the 2026 F1 preseason testing.

Stella believes 2026 presents “the ultimate challenge” for F1 drivers

Savannah Lenz4 weeks ago4 weeks ago03 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella believes that Formula 1 still presents the ultimate challenge for F1 drivers, regardless of the new regulations. Stella said, “I think what we have seen in Bahrain definitely confirms that it is the ultimate challenge.” Stella sees the 2026 F1 season being harder on drivers The 2026 F1 season features…

Etihad Airways will become an Official Partner of McLaren Racing in both F1 and WEC for 2026 season and beyond

McLaren announce Etihad Airways as an official partner in F1 and WEC from 2026 season

Senjuti Jash4 weeks ago4 weeks ago03 mins

McLaren Racing announced on Thursday that Etihad will become an official partner from the 2026 season onwards. This multi-year agreement covers not only the McLaren Mastercard F1 Team but also the McLaren United Autosports WEC Hypercar Team. The national airline of the UAE will support McLaren operationally as they compete across multiple motorsport categories worldwide….