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Stella: 2024 strategy “learnings” helped McLaren win F1 Australian GP

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes his team did a good job in its decision-making process at the ever-changing conditions of the 2025 F1 Australian GP, and believes the learning from past mistakes has made the difference in allowing Lando Norris to weather the storm and come out on top in the season opener. Norris…

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Oscar Piastri suffered a disappointing end to the Australian GP, finishing P9.
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“Still plenty of positives to take” — Piastri on disappointing end to F1 Australian GP

Starting P2, alongside polesitter and teammate Lando Norris, Australia’s own Oscar Piastri went into the opening race of the 2025 F1 season a favourite for the win as McLaren Racing were 1-2 on the grid. Unfortunately for him, this was not to be, as a spin in the late stages of the race saw him…

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Christian Horner at the 2025 Australian Grand Prix

Horner: Norris “tightened” up under pressure from Max Verstappen in F1 Australian GP

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has praised a “solid start” to the season for his team at the F1 Australian GP, which saw reigning World Champion Max Verstappen achieve a spot on the podium. Verstappen managed to overtake Oscar Piastri for second position on the opening lap, but couldn’t quite reach Lando Norris, who…

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Norris “very happy” as McLaren learn from 2024 strategy errors to win F1 Australian GP

Lando Norris of McLaren took a “tough” but sensational victory to win the season-opening F1 Australian GP from pole position. Under changing conditions, he had to defend his lead from the charging Max Verstappen and teammate Oscar Piastri. A tough race but a good start to the year The weather in Melbourne was unpredictable and…

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George Russell in the car during qualifying at the Australian GP
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Russell: Out of reach McLaren in “prime position” for F1 2026

George Russell believes McLaren has a title win in its sights after a strong showing of pace in qualifying at the F1 Australian GP. The Woking-based outfit will be starting the season with a front-row lockout – something that comes as no surprise to Russell, who said the gap from McLaren to other teams was…

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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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Lando Norris takes pole for McLaren in Qualifying for F1 2025 Australian GP
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Lando Norris on “perfect” start after taking pole for F1 Australian GP

McLaren is off to a great start with Lando Norris qualifying on Pole for F1’s 2025 Australian GP. Norris took pole from McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, securing a front-row lockout for the team. Norris’s fastest time, 1:15.096, put him almost a tenth ahead of Piastri in P2 and stunningly almost 4 tenths ahead of defending…

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Oscar Piastri for McLaren F1 at the Australian GP
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McLaren drivers say “a lot to improve on” following Friday running at F1 Australian GP

It was a strong first day back in office for McLaren F1 ahead of the Australian GP. However, drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both are wary of their colleagues, denying to be the favorites to get on the podium on Sunday. Norris is not satisfied Norris comfortably led the first session ahead of Williams’…

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Lando Norris leading FP1 at the Australian Grand Prix
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F1 | FP1 | Australian GP: Norris, McLaren take top spot as Sainz impresses again

McLaren continued their impressive form in the first official session of 2025, as Lando Norris topped the timesheets for FP1 at the Australian Grand Prix with a lap of 1:17.252. Carlos Sainz came in second as Williams carried over their promising testing pace. The Spaniard led the latter part of the session with a time…

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Zak Brown, CEO McLaren Racing, and Oscar Piastri, McLaren F1 Team
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Stella and Brown say the “very convincing” growth of Piastri led to “natural” McLaren F1 renewal

As the 2025 F1 season gets underway, McLaren finds itself in a position of strength, having built a stable foundation both on and off the track, and Andrea Stella and Zak Brown discussed the contract extension of Oscar Piastri in Melbourne on Thursday in a print media session. One of the key components of this…

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