Second placed Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren celebrates with a teammate in parc ferme during the F1 Japanese GP.
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Norris outlines McLaren deficiencies after P2 finish at F1 Japanese GP

Lando Norris walked away from the 2025 F1 Japanese GP with a strong second-place finish, yet his post-race reflections were laced with both encouragement and a sense of what might have been. The McLaren driver shadowed Max Verstappen for much of the race but ultimately couldn’t find a way past, as strategy decisions and track…

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Andrea Stella at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix
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McLaren boss praises “incredible” Verstappen pole position at F1 Japanese GP

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has stated he is “not surprised” by Max Verstappen’s miraculous pole position during qualifying for the F1 Japanese GP, despite feeling as though his team missed an opportunity. Qualifying at the Japanese GP truly came down to the last few seconds, as it looked almost certain McLaren’s Lando Norris would…

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McLaren Driver Oscar Piastri during Qualifying for F1 Japanese GP
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Oscar Piastri confident McLaren can win in dry or wet conditions at F1 Japanese GP

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri looked like a hot candidate for pole position throughout Qualifying for the Japanese GP. The 23-year-old held provisional pole after his first run in Q3. On his second run, he slightly improved on his previous time, but it wasn’t enough to maintain pole position as he had a moment in the first…

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Speaking ahead of the Japanese GP, Oscar Piastri is "very proud" following a strong start to the 2025 F1 season, with the young Aussie citing his Chinese GP victory as a key marker of his growth over last season.
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Piastri feels very proud of his growth as a F1 driver over last 12 months

Speaking ahead of the Japanese GP, Oscar Piastri is “very proud” following a strong start to the 2025 F1 season, with the young Aussie citing his Chinese GP victory as a key marker of his growth over last season. Fresh from his first win of the year, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri delves into his thoughts on…

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Lando Norris is “confident” in McLaren ahead of the F1 Japanese GP.
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Lando Norris explains why he thinks McLaren has the strongest driver lineup in F1

In his print media session heading into the F1 Japanese GP, Lando Norris expressed confidence in McLaren’s performance, saying his team currently has the strongest car on the grid. Norris believes McLaren is the strongest on the grid “I’m confident at every track at the minute that we’re strong, but, you know, I think we’ve…

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Piastri: Adaptability key to handle tricky to drive MCL39 F1 car. Following a disappointing home race in Melbourne, Oscar Piastri's redemption drive at the F1 Chinese GP saw him victorious last Sunday ahead of teammate Lando Norris.
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Piastri: Adaptability key to handle tricky to drive MCL39 F1 car

Following a disappointing home race in Melbourne, Oscar Piastri’s redemption drive at the F1 Chinese GP saw him victorious last Sunday ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris. The Woking-based team’s performance continues on an upward trajectory as they claimed their third victory in a row. In 2025, the MCL39 has clearly set the standards in…

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Norris ahead of the 2025 F1 Chinese GP
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Norris says MCL39 “doesn’t suit my driving style at all” ahead of F1 Chinese GP

Lando Norris’s 2025 F1 season couldn’t have begun better, but he is still not satisfied with his feeling with the MCL39 ahead of the Chinese GP. In fact, Norris had won the opening round held in Australia and had a strong team performance overall with a McLaren 1-2 in qualifying. Not pleased with driveability However,…

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Max Verstappen says he highly respects McLaren and the progress they have made since 2024 as Red Bull seek to improve the RB21 heading into the F1 Chinese GP
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Verstappen has “a lot of respect” for McLaren and their meteoric rise as Red Bull trail behind ahead of F1 Chinese GP

Following a return to the podium in Melbourne, Max Verstappen has addressed the progress that Red Bull have made with the RB21 and the advantage that McLaren hold over the rest of the grid heading into the F1 Chinese GP.  Despite not being completely satisfied with the performance of the RB21 in pre-season testing, the…

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McLaren continues their crusade as the top constructor as driver Oscar Piastri finished P2 in F1 Australian GP qualifying, clocking in a 1:15.180. Narrowly losing pole to Lando Norris, the team from Woking secured their first Australian Grand Prix front-row lockout since 2012.
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Oscar Piastri on missing out on pole to McLaren teammate Norris in F1 Australian GP qualifying

McLaren continues their crusade as the top constructor as driver Oscar Piastri finished P2 in F1 Australian GP qualifying, clocking in a 1:15.180. Narrowly losing pole to Lando Norris, the team from Woking secured their first Australian Grand Prix front-row lockout since 2012. Piastri on his qualifying During the official post-qualifying press conference, McLaren F1…

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