Ahead of the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, McLaren announced that it will be bringing a new upgrade package to both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s MCL40 at the Hungaroring. The new package consists of a new floor and other fundamental aerodynamic parts, which the team plans to test throughout all three Free Practice sessions during…
Andrea Stella discussed a 2026 F1 Belgian GP weekend that had promise for McLaren but failed to translate into a big result; Oscar Piastri was P5, with Lando Norris down in 7th. In qualifying on Saturday, the World Champion was very strong and finished up in P3. A lack of power for the Australian in…
McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastri opened up about how his damaged MCL40 impacted his race stints, Charles Leclerc’s aggressive defence, the inexplicable loss of straight-line speed, if there are short-term solutions for the deployment discrepancies, and whether it’s concerning that even Mercedes HPP have been unable to remedy the issue so far following his fifth-place…
World Champion and McLaren driver Lando Norris goes into the 2026 F1 Belgian GP weekend knowing he will drop 10 spots on the grid for Sunday’s race. The team confirmed earlier Thursday he will receive the updated power electronics unit from Mercedes as the German manufacturer has been tackling its unreliability issues. The Brit is…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, McLaren’s Team Principal Andrea Stella admitted that they expect to struggle with energy deployment at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. McLaren has been struggling with their power unit for the majority of the season. At the 2026 F1 British GP, drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri had lamented their…
McLaren is bringing additional updates to tackle one of Formula 1’s most demanding tracks, Spa-Francorchamps, ahead of the 2026 F1 Belgian GP. The Woking outfit is entering Belgium with multiple upgrades for the weekend. Looking to build on its development programme, McLaren is introducing a new rear wing package while continuing to evaluate improvements to…
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella reacted to Oscar Piastri’s strong drive as the Australian finished P4 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP last Sunday. On Saturday, the nine-time race winner ended up 7th in qualifying, finishing up 0.009s slower than teammate Lando Norris. There had been nothing between the pair all through practice, and it…
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…
Following a haul of 18 points at the 2026 Austrian GP, Team Principal Andrea Stella shed more light on why McLaren are still lagging behind in comparison to Mercedes and whether they are surprised that power unit exploitation continues to be a factor eight rounds into the 2026 F1 season. Although Stella came forward to…
World Champion and McLaren driver Lando Norris had a pretty quiet run to P7 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP. Starting P6 on the grid, the British driver lost out to teammate Oscar Piastri on the opening lap. He would then fall to P8 as Isack Hadjar got the undercut in the first round of…
