McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has shared his opinions on the variation in pace between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in different stages of the opening stint and Max Verstappen’s dominant victory at the F1 Italian GP on Sunday. How the race unfolded for the McLaren drivers The McLaren duo qualified in the top three…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has weighed in on McLaren’s controversial driver swap at the F1 Italian GP as Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris continue to compete in the two-way race for the Drivers’ Championship. The Austrian reckons that McLaren’s decision to instruct Piastri to relinquish his place after a slow pit stop for Norris…
Was McLaren right to intervene, swapping Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s positions following an unexpected slow stop for the British driver, or did the team cross a line at the Italian GP? In this opinion piece, Pit Debrief examines both sides of the argument. Yes: Why McLaren’s intervention was justified Strategy and fairness McLaren made…
Alex Dunne capped off a busy Friday at Monza with a P5 result in Formula 2 Qualifying, a performance the Rodin Motorsport driver was satisfied with after balancing his F2 title charge and a second FP1 appearance for McLaren. The Irishman, who had impressed earlier in the season during his debut outing at the Red…
2025 marks a new year of opportunities for younger drivers or ones with plenty of experience in other categories as each team needs to give a rookie driver or drivers four opportunities in their cars during the season in F1 FP1 sessions. In previous years it had been just two, with many saving the second…
Team principal Andrea Stella has opened up about the reliability trouble that resulted in Lando Norris’s retirement from the F1 Dutch GP and its larger implications for McLaren and the heated championship battle between the teammates. The Woking-based team had a really positive Saturday at Zandvoort, with Oscar Piastri and Norris locking out the front…
McLaren Racing’s Oscar Piastri has his sights set on further extending his championship lead at the 2025 F1 Dutch GP. In 2025, the Australian has been a force to be reckoned with, collecting six wins and podiums to hold a slim nine-point advantage over his teammate Lando Norris. While McLaren appear to be on course…
Lando Norris has opened up about his championship battle with Oscar Piastri, past mistakes in the season, potential regrets, and McLaren’s car performance heading into the F1 Dutch GP this weekend. Owing to his superb defensive drive in the final laps in Hungary, Norris has now emerged victorious in three of the last four races….
Today, 27 August 2025, McLaren Racing have announced Mastercard as the new official naming partner of the team. Mastercard has been an established primary partner of the team since July 2024. They officially launched their partnership in Las Vegas last November. The name change will take effect from 2026 onwards, when they will be officially…
The first four rounds of the 2025 F1 Academy season have revealed a championship defined not by anecdotes or dramatic storylines but by pure statistical reality. Doriane Pin of Prema Racing with the supprt of Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, commands the standings with 109 points, establishing a clear benchmark of competitive strength. Her strong form…
