Neil Houldey spoke with Formula1.com following the F1 2026 shakedown in Barcelona for McLaren. The team’s Technical Director of Engineering provided several insights on their week at the track. The three days in Barcelona marked a significant milestone in the car project that has been in development since 2024. Houldey on initial testing and operational…
Lando Norris clinched the 2025 championship by just 2 points, making him the 35th F1 Drivers’ World Champion. The Brit was just a 19-year-old driver when he joined the grid in 2019 with McLaren F1 was touted to be a kid with immense potential. He stayed with the Woking outfit through their hills and valleys…
The 1988 Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza was Round 12 of the 1988 Formula 1 season. This race is well known for being the only race in the 1988 season that was not won by McLaren F1’s dominant MP4/4. Coming into Monza, the McLaren-Honda MP4/4, driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain…
With the Formula 1 Dutch GP not currently scheduled to return after 2026, it’s important to look back on the race which broke the circuit’s 36-year absence from the F1 calendar. The 2021 Dutch GP was the first F1 race to be held in the Netherlands since 1985. The race was held at the familiar…
Championship leader Oscar Piastri will head into the F1 Hungarian GP from the front row after qualifying in P2. McLaren appeared to be a step ahead of their competitors in all three practice runs leading up to Qualifying for the F1 Hungarian GP. Consequently, they headed into Qualifying as the clear favorites for pole position,…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has dismissed the idea that a battery issue was the cause of Lando Norris losing the lead of the F1 Belgian GP to teammate Oscar Piastri. Rain, standing water, and poor visibility delayed the start of the Belgian GP by over an hour. After four laps behind the Safety Car,…
Having started the race from pole position, Lando Norris only managed to cross the finish line of the F1 Belgian GP in second place behind his teammate. As Piastri was victorious, the Australian’s lead in the championship over Norris has extended to 16 points. Speaking after the race, Norris reacted to the weekend overall and…
Oscar Piastri has been massively impressive since he took the step up to F1 in 2023. Even when the Australian did not have the car to win, it was clear that his talent and mentality were those of a future world champion. In 2025, his third season in F1, he possesses both the talent and…
McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris’ 2025 F1 season has truly been one its ups and downs. Having finished second in the Drivers Championship in 2024, the Briton is on a mission to secure his first Drivers’ Championship. However, potentially denying him the chance would be teammate Oscar Piastri. The 2025 season has been Norris’ best start…
After a wonderful weekend at the Austrian GP where the McLaren duo finished 1-2, the team is heading into the F1 British GP weekend on a high. The British McLaren driver topped the FP2 session with three purple sectors, leading to an impressive 1:25.816. The championship leader, Oscar Piastri, appeared to struggle a bit more…
