Despite topping the timesheets for both free practice sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix, McLaren admitted it was not all smooth sailing for the team. Coming off a 1-2 in Shanghai, the highs keep coming in 2025 for McLaren, and the team started the Japanese Grand Prix weekend strong, with Lando Norris leading the first…
Lando Norris topped the FP1 session at the F1 Japanese GP ahead of George Russell and Ferraris Charles Leclerc, full report and results below. The McLaren driver eventually got a clean lap time after a couple of small errors at the final turn while his teammate Oscar Piastri had a quiet session. A flurry of…
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…
Making the podium at the opening races of the 2025 F1 season, George Russell is optimistic about Mercedes’ trajectory this year ahead of the F1 Japanese GP. Still, he admits that McLaren’s current form makes them the team to beat. It’s early days, but Russell has helped lift Mercedes to second in the Constructors’ Championship….
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…
Led by Andrea Stella, McLaren F1 have had a dream start to the season as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri won a Grand Prix each to kick off this campaign. During the season opener of the 2025 F1 season in Melbourne, Lando Norris left victorious, ending Max Verstappen’s 63-race streak at the top of the…
In the next part of Pit Debrief‘s exclusive interview with legendary F1 engineer Steve Hallam, we discussed what it was like to work with Ron Dennis at McLaren. Ron Dennis has incredibly successful career as team boss at McLaren F1 From 1981 through to early 2009, Ron Dennis was the boss at McLaren Racing. He…
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…
With the news of Eddie Jordan‘s unfortunate passing shaking the Formula 1 paddock, it is important to remember his greatest accolades and Jordan F1’s final victory with Giancarlo Fisichella at the 2003 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix was just the last of many unexpected achievements that encapsulated his team’s underdog story. The charismatic one-of-a-kind Formula 1…
Christian Lundgaard scored a P2 race finish at the Thermal Club this past weekend. This is his first podium finish since making the move to Arrow McLaren this season. The weekend at the Thermal Club Grand Prix was home to a few other firsts. The first points-scoring IndyCar race at Thermal, the first 1-2 of…
